Model Predictions
| Model | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Akron Zips | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 75.4% | 24.6% | -6.2 | ✓ (12.8 off) |
| Efficiency | 11.4% | 88.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Akron Zips -19 (54-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimani Hamilton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D.J. Jeffries * | 26 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| T. Smith * | 26 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Jamel Horton Jr. * | 18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Eric Reed Jr. * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Cameron Matthews * | 16 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shakeel Moore | 24 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tyler Stevenson | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Dashawn Davis | 20 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| William McNair Jr. | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Jones Jr. | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Martavious Russell | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| KeShawn Murphy | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Justin Rumph | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Castaneda * | 35 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 7-10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Greg Tribble * | 32 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Trendon Hankerson * | 28 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Enrique Freeman * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sammy Hunter * | 23 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Garvin Clarke | 23 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Nate Johnson | 19 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tavari Johnson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amani Lyles | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kobe Mitchell | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Evan Wilson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter