Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Valley Wolverines | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 81.8% | 18.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 84.6% | 15.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 88.8% | 11.2% | -11.4 | ✗ (25.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 81.8% | 18.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 63.3% | 36.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Southern Utah Thunderbirds +14 (84-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Valley Wolverines
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Holcombe | 34 | 11-19 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 27 | -2.5 |
| Trevan Leonhardt | 34 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | -13.1 |
| Tyler Hendricks | 28 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Noah Taitz | 24 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Braden Housley | 23 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -12.0 |
| Isaac Hawkins | 17 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | -12.4 |
| Isaac Davis | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +2.3 |
| Hayden Welling | 12 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -8.4 |
| Sherman Weatherspoon IV | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -3.5 |
| Tyler Weaver | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | +3.7 |
| AJ Riggs | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.0 |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Feroah | 36 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 23 | +10.2 |
| Tanner Hayhurst | 36 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | +12.4 |
| Dylan Jones | 30 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | +6.9 |
| Isaiah Cottrell | 29 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 | +10.2 |
| Elijah Duval | 24 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | +5.7 |
| Lorenzo Abellar | 18 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +5.5 |
| Jalen Lee | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +4.4 |
| Cale Barclay | 8 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -1.1 |
| Kai Burdick | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3.2 |
* = starter