Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Samford Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.6% | 81.4% | +8.1 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Efficiency | 5.6% | 94.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Samford Bulldogs +7 (87-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Davis * | 35 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Alex Holt * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jah Quinones * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Benard * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Robby Carmody * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jalyn McCreary | 20 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jalen Cobb | 19 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| David Thomas | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Caleb Hunter | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| TJ Grant | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achor Achor * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| A.J. Staton-McCray * | 30 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Rylan Jones * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Dallas Graziani * | 24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Jaden Campbell * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Garrett Hicks | 18 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Johnson | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Josh Holloway | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Chandler Leopard | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Riley Allenspach | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lukas Walls | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter