Model Predictions
| Model | McNeese Cowboys | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.9% | 30.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.8% | 82.2% | +8.4 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 16.6% | 83.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mississippi State Bulldogs +3 (66-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
McNeese Cowboys
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Charles | 35 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | -3.3 |
| Brandon Murray | 34 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -3.4 |
| Javohn Garcia | 30 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | +3.5 |
| Omar Cooper | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8.0 |
| Sincere Parker | 21 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | -11.4 |
| Christian Shumate | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Bryant Selebangue | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1.7 |
| Quadir Copeland | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +9.6 |
| DJ Richards | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -6.1 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudell Harris Jr. | 33 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | +7.2 |
| Josh Hubbard | 32 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | +7.3 |
| Shawn Jones Jr. | 30 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +12.4 |
| Riley Kugel | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -4.9 |
| RJ Melendez | 23 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | +8.5 |
| Cameron Matthews | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5.3 |
| KeShawn Murphy | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | +1.2 |
| Michael Nwoko | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +3.5 |
| Dellquan Warren | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
* = starter