Model Predictions
| Model | Samford Bulldogs | Western Carolina Catamounts | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.2% | 13.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 92.6% | 7.4% | -13.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 82.9% | 17.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 82.9% | 17.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 93.8% | 6.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 93.9% | 6.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Western Carolina Catamounts -19 (69-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Jones | 28 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | +18.7 |
| Josh Holloway | 27 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Collin Holloway | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Trey Fort | 25 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +27.5 |
| Lukas Walls | 20 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -12.8 |
| Jaden Brownell | 18 | 8-11 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | -1.0 |
| Julian Brown | 17 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Larry Olayinka | 13 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +5.8 |
| Riley Allenspach | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Zion Wilburn | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Paulie Stramaglia | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6.2 |
| Brody Boyer | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -6.1 |
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Morgan | 30 | 1-10 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Bernard Pelote | 28 | 9-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | -13.8 |
| Cord Stansberry | 26 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | -14.9 |
| CJ Hyland | 23 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -26.3 |
| Marcus Kell | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | -10.4 |
| Fischer Brown | 17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +10.2 |
| Ice Emery | 16 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -1 | +4.0 |
| Vernon Collins | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +1.3 |
| Chase McKey | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Cinque Lemon | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -6.2 |
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