Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois State Redbirds | Cornell Big Red | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.3% | 60.7% | +2.4 | ✗ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cornell Big Red -3 (77-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois State Redbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Banks | 34 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +6.1 |
| Landon Wolf | 30 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +6.0 |
| Jordan Davis | 23 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +9.5 |
| Jack Daugherty | 22 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | +4.0 |
| Chase Walker | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +14.7 |
| Ty Pence | 17 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -14.6 |
| Caden Boser | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +7.1 |
| Malachi Poindexter | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -7.1 |
| Johnny Kinziger | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | +2.0 |
| Cade Norris | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -10.6 |
| Cameron Barnes | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.1 |
Cornell Big Red
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Noard | 32 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Nazir Williams | 32 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | -2.0 |
| Jake Fiegen | 30 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | +3.5 |
| AK Okereke | 29 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | +10.1 |
| Guy Ragland Jr. | 26 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +9.3 |
| Jacob Beccles | 16 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -14.9 |
| Ryan Kiachian | 14 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -13.9 |
| DJ Nix | 13 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -8.0 |
| A. Tsang Hinton | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Nimani | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 |
* = starter