Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | VMI Keydets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.7% | 86.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.7% | 69.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.8% | 79.2% | +7.3 | ✓ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.0% | 74.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 22.0% | 78.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: VMI Keydets +16 (66-50). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Morgan | 34 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -14.5 |
| Bernard Pelote | 31 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | -20.7 |
| Cord Stansberry | 30 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -7.8 |
| Ice Emery | 23 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -10.0 |
| CJ Hyland | 22 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -4.3 |
| Vernon Collins | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | +2.7 |
| Marcus Kell | 19 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -13.3 |
| Chase McKey | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +6.8 |
| Fischer Brown | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -2.7 |
VMI Keydets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Bradley | 38 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +10.8 |
| Tan Yildizoglu | 36 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +14.0 |
| TJ Johnson | 31 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +17.0 |
| Augustinas Kiudulas | 29 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +8.8 |
| AJ Clark | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +9.0 |
| Linus Holmstrom | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +4.2 |
| Cal Liston | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4.7 |
| Kaden Stuckey | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | +5.3 |
| Jaylen Pazon | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -2.3 |
| Cyprian Hyde | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 |
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