Model Predictions
| Model | Liberty Flames | Sam Houston Bearkats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.0% | 43.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.1% | 62.9% | +2.9 | ✗ (10.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sam Houston Bearkats -8 (74-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Liberty Flames
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cleveland | 38 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | +9.0 |
| Colin Porter | 37 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | +6.2 |
| Kaden Metheny | 36 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +7.2 |
| Brett Decker Jr. | 35 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +8.0 |
| JJ Harper | 27 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +11.2 |
| Zander Carter | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +5.5 |
| Josh Smith | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | +10.5 |
| Zander Yates | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -5.8 |
| Ryan Jones Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Drew Grimes | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.0 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Po'Boigh King | 39 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | -9.9 |
| Justin Begg | 33 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -6.1 |
| Kashie Natt | 30 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 21 | -2.1 |
| Jacob Walker | 23 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Veljko Ilic | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -9.2 |
| Damon Nicholas Jr. | 21 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4.4 |
| Isaiah Manning | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -10.2 |
| Jacobe Coleman | 15 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -5.4 |
| Jaxson Ford | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 |
* = starter