Model Predictions
| Model | Pittsburgh Panthers | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.6% | 72.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.0% | 66.0% | +3.6 | ✗ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.0% | 43.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 83.0% | 17.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs -1 (59-60). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cummings * | 40 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| B. Hinson * | 38 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| G. Elliott * | 38 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| G. Diaz Graham * | 37 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| N. Sibande | 23 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| J. Diaz Graham | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Jeffries * | 39 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | - |
| S. Moore * | 37 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| D. Davis * | 30 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| T. Smith * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | - |
| C. Matthews * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| T. Stevenson | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| W. McNair Jr. | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Jones Jr. | 8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| E. Reed Jr. | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| K. Murphy | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter