Model Predictions
| Model | Missouri Tigers | LSU Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.8% | 31.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.7% | 35.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.8% | 57.2% | +1.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LSU Tigers +8 (78-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Missouri Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Stone | 36 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | -4.8 |
| Jacob Crews | 30 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7.2 |
| T.O. Barrett | 29 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | +3.3 |
| Mark Mitchell | 25 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -2.6 |
| Trent Pierce | 24 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +2.2 |
| Shawn Phillips Jr. | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -8.8 |
| Anthony Robinson II | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -11.2 |
| Trent Burns | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7.3 |
| Annor Boateng | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -6.6 |
| Nicholas Randall | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.9 |
| Sebastian Mack | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 |
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Mackinnon | 38 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +6.0 |
| Marquel Sutton | 34 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 10-14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | +2.6 |
| Pablo Tamba | 31 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | +13.3 |
| Rashad King | 29 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Robert Miller III | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -3.0 |
| Jalen Reece | 20 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -7.7 |
| Michael Nwoko | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | +12.4 |
| Mazi Mosley | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -1.1 |
* = starter