Model Predictions
| Model | Tennessee Volunteers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.4% | 35.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.1% | 32.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.1% | 51.9% | +0.4 | ✗ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 65.5% | 34.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 65.4% | 34.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini -2 (64-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Tennessee Volunteers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Milicic Jr. | 37 | 2-13 | 0-8 | 3-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3.7 |
| Jordan Gainey | 34 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 8-9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9.9 |
| Jahmai Mashack | 32 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +1.8 |
| Chaz Lanier | 26 | 5-17 | 2-6 | 5-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +3.7 |
| Zakai Zeigler | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +3.9 |
| Darlinstone Dubar | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | +1.2 |
| Cade Phillips | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -0.5 |
| Felix Okpara | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9.6 |
| Bishop Boswell | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +0.9 |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasparas Jakucionis | 37 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 10-14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 6 | +4.0 |
| Tre White | 34 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +0.5 |
| Ben Humrichous | 30 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +10.2 |
| Tomislav Ivisic | 28 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | -0.9 |
| Kylan Boswell | 27 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | +5.0 |
| Will Riley | 20 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -4.0 |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1.4 |
| Jake Davis | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Carey Booth | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 |
* = starter