Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas State Wildcats | Utah Utes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.8% | 42.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.7% | 65.3% | +3.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Utes +5 (74-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kansas State Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dug McDaniel | 38 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | -1.5 |
| Max Jones | 33 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | -5.1 |
| David N'Guessan | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2.5 |
| Coleman Hawkins | 24 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -3.2 |
| Brendan Hausen | 24 | 5-12 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +7.6 |
| CJ Jones | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5.9 |
| Ugonna Onyenso | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -0.9 |
| Mobi Ikegwuruka | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +2.8 |
| David Castillo | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -4.4 |
Utah Utes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Madsen | 34 | 3-13 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +3.6 |
| Jake Wahlin | 33 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | +6.1 |
| Lawson Lovering | 31 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 7-12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | +4.3 |
| Ezra Ausar | 29 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +3.5 |
| Miro Little | 21 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +0.4 |
| Mike Sharavjamts | 17 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | +0.1 |
| Hunter Erickson | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5.8 |
| Keanu Dawes | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -1.1 |
| Caleb Lohner | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -4.3 |
| Zach Keller | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.0 |
| Mason Madsen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 |
* = starter