Model Predictions
| Model | Kentucky Wildcats | LSU Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.9% | 39.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.1% | 29.9% | -4.7 | ✗ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 79.6% | 20.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 79.8% | 20.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 79.8% | 20.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LSU Tigers +1 (75-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Reeves * | 33 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +5.4 |
| Ugonna Onyenso * | 32 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8.4 |
| Adou Thiero * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | -3.4 |
| D.J. Wagner * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -6.0 |
| Justin Edwards * | 19 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Reed Sheppard | 26 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +1.0 |
| Rob Dillingham | 22 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | -9.7 |
| Aaron Bradshaw | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Jordan Burks | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Zvonimir Ivisic | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8.9 |
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Wright * | 38 | 4-15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | +6.6 |
| Tyrell Ward * | 35 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +8.4 |
| Trae Hannibal * | 30 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | +1.2 |
| Will Baker * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +1.9 |
| Derek Fountain * | 19 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | +8.7 |
| Jalen Reed | 21 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | -5.1 |
| Mike Williams III | 15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Hunter Dean | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0.4 |
| Mwani Wilkinson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -7.9 |
* = starter