Model Predictions
| Model | Kentucky Wildcats | Tennessee Volunteers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.2% | 74.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✗ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Tennessee Volunteers -2 (78-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otega Oweh | 31 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 5-9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | -7.8 |
| Denzel Aberdeen | 29 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | +6.3 |
| Mouhamed Dioubate | 27 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +13.6 |
| Collin Chandler | 24 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | +7.8 |
| Malachi Moreno | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -7.2 |
| Jasper Johnson | 19 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +2.2 |
| Brandon Garrison | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +4.7 |
| Kam Williams | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -11.7 |
| A. Jelavić | 12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Trent Noah | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.1 |
Tennessee Volunteers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Ament | 35 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | -3.2 |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie | 33 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 8-12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +7.2 |
| Felix Okpara | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -4.1 |
| Bishop Boswell | 26 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +4.7 |
| Jaylen Carey | 21 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +1.3 |
| DeWayne Brown II | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | +1.3 |
| Amari Evans | 16 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +8.8 |
| J.P. Estrella | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +8.4 |
| Troy Henderson | 6 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3.5 |
| Amaree Abram | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -6.8 |
| Ethan Burg | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | +3.1 |
* = starter