Model Predictions
| Model | Ball State Cardinals | Eastern Illinois Panthers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.3% | 31.7% | -4.2 | ✓ (12.8 off) |
| Efficiency | 85.6% | 14.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Eastern Illinois Panthers -17 (59-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ball State Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarron Coleman | 36 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Demarius Jacobs | 32 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Mickey Pearson Jr. | 27 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Payton Sparks | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Luke Bumbalough | 25 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers | 20 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jalen Windham | 18 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Basheer Jihad | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ben Hendriks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kaiyem Cleary | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyon Hodges | 39 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Caleb Donaldson | 38 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Sincere Malone | 23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Nick Ellington | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Yaakema Rose | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Paul Bizimana | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Kyle Thomas | 14 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Cameron Haffner | 9 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Dan Luers | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| R. Bolis | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Carlesimo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter