Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Mercer Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.5% | 73.5% | +5.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mercer Bears +12 (88-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kell | 29 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7.4 |
| J. Soumaoro | 29 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | -5.5 |
| J. Johnson | 22 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | -1.6 |
| S. Dada | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +0.7 |
| C. Stansberry | 20 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | -15.9 |
| T. Pettway | 18 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +7.6 |
| T. Smith | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.2 |
| T. Dioumassi | 15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -18.6 |
| CJ Hyland | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +4.3 |
| A. Fanta Kabba | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +0.5 |
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Shoulders | 33 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | -3.0 |
| B. Okojie | 32 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 10-12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | -2.2 |
| Z. Williams | 31 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +14.7 |
| A. Mighty | 30 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 26 | +20.2 |
| K. Cuffe Jr. | 23 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +14.4 |
| C. Serven | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3.0 |
| T. Gross | 17 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -6.2 |
| Q. Perkins II | 14 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.9 |
| B. Pierre | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 |
* = starter