Model Predictions
| Model | UCF Knights | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.5% | 68.5% | +3.7 | ✗ (8.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.7% | 39.3% | -2.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 65.5% | 34.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 73.7% | 26.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.3% | 25.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers -5 (67-72). Ratings: 2022-23 season-end ratings.
UCF Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Johnson * | 38 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Taylor Hendricks * | 38 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Ithiel Horton * | 34 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| C.J. Kelly * | 29 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Lahat Thioune * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Tyem Freeman | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Thierno Sylla | 16 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| PJ Edwards | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jay Young | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Porter Jr. * | 37 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Jaykwon Walton * | 36 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Pohto * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. * | 33 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| James Rojas * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Xavier Bell | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Abidde | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shammah Scott | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter