Model Predictions
| Model | Pittsburgh Panthers | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.2% | 76.8% | +6.6 | ✓ (26.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 25.5% | 74.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs +33 (90-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaland Lowe * | 35 | 7-21 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | -31.8 |
| Ishmael Leggett * | 32 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | -27.4 |
| A. Delalic * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Cameron Corhen * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -28.5 |
| Guillermo Diaz Graham * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -17.7 |
| Zack Austin | 31 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -24.9 |
| Papa Amadou Kante | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3.2 |
| Brandin Cummings | 17 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | -1.3 |
| Jorge Diaz Graham | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +0.3 |
| Amdy Ndiaye | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hubbard * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +31.8 |
| Riley Kugel * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +31.7 |
| Cameron Matthews * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | +23.5 |
| RJ Melendez * | 24 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +18.4 |
| Michael Nwoko * | 18 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 | +6.1 |
| KeShawn Murphy | 24 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +30.0 |
| Claudell Harris Jr. | 19 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +15.2 |
| Shawn Jones Jr. | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Dellquan Warren | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +7.2 |
| Gai Chol | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Harrison Alexander | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Martavious Russell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Jeremy Foumena | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +0.0 |
| Trey Jackson III | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter