Model Predictions
| Model | Marquette Golden Eagles | Xavier Musketeers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 49.1% | 50.9% | +0.2 | ✗ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 62.7% | 37.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Xavier Musketeers -2 (70-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Marquette Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Joplin | 36 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +0.9 |
| Kam Jones | 35 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +5.7 |
| Stevie Mitchell | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | +2.1 |
| Ben Gold | 29 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -9.2 |
| Chase Ross | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -6.4 |
| Royce Parham | 15 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +8.0 |
| Tre Norman | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +4.4 |
| Damarius Owens | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +2.8 |
| Zaide Lowery | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +1.3 |
Xavier Musketeers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayvion McKnight | 37 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | +3.3 |
| Dailyn Swain | 34 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | +1.7 |
| Marcus Foster | 33 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +2.1 |
| Ryan Conwell | 33 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | +8.5 |
| Jerome Hunter | 31 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +3.1 |
| Dante Maddox Jr. | 22 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +0.6 |
| John Hugley IV | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Cam'Ron Fletcher | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1.9 |
* = starter