Model Predictions
| Model | Nebraska Cornhuskers | UCF Knights | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.4% | 44.6% | -1.2 | ✓ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 63.1% | 36.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 63.1% | 36.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UCF Knights -11 (66-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hoiberg | 36 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +18.8 |
| Juwan Gary | 33 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +15.6 |
| Brice Williams | 31 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 6-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +5.6 |
| Connor Essegian | 28 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +19.8 |
| Andrew Morgan | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | +12.3 |
| Cale Jacobsen | 25 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5.2 |
| Braxton Meah | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1.6 |
| Ahron Ulis | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Berke Buyuktuncel | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.5 |
UCF Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moustapha Thiam | 36 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -11.1 |
| Jordan Ivy-Curry | 31 | 12-22 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 5 | -21.3 |
| Tyler Hendricks | 29 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | +4.3 |
| Nils Machowski | 28 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +3.1 |
| Darius Johnson | 27 | 1-11 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | -13.6 |
| Dallan Coleman | 24 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1.4 |
| D. Johnson | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Benny Williams | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5.6 |
* = starter