Model Predictions
| Model | South Carolina Gamecocks | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.4% | 85.6% | +9.8 | ✓ (25.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 17.2% | 82.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 17.0% | 83.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs +35 (85-50). Predictions use season-end ratings.
South Carolina Gamecocks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamarii Thomas | 33 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -34.2 |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | 30 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -24.3 |
| Nick Pringle | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -17.0 |
| Myles Stute | 25 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -25.9 |
| Zachary Davis | 24 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Morris Ugusuk | 22 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -13.5 |
| Jacobi Wright | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -9.5 |
| Cam Scott | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Jordan Butler | 5 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -7.6 |
| Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.0 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Matthews | 30 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +37.6 |
| RJ Melendez | 26 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +27.9 |
| KeShawn Murphy | 25 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | +24.4 |
| Claudell Harris Jr. | 24 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +23.4 |
| Josh Hubbard | 22 | 7-13 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | +14.7 |
| Riley Kugel | 19 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +21.1 |
| Shawn Jones Jr. | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +15.7 |
| Michael Nwoko | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4.1 |
| Dellquan Warren | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +9.0 |
| Martavious Russell | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2.3 |
| Gai Chol | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +0.1 |
| Jeremy Foumena | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Harrison Alexander | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Trey Jackson III | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter