Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Mercer Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.3% | 71.7% | +5.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Soumaoro | 29 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | -5.5 |
| Marcus Kell | 29 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7.4 |
| Justin Johnson | 22 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | -1.6 |
| Samuel Dada | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +0.7 |
| Cord Stansberry | 20 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | -15.9 |
| Tahlan Pettway | 18 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +7.6 |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.2 |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +0.5 |
| CJ Hyland | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +4.3 |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi | 15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -18.6 |
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Shoulders | 33 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | -3.0 |
| Baraka Okojie | 32 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 10-12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | -2.2 |
| Zaire Williams | 31 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +14.7 |
| Armani Mighty | 30 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 26 | +20.2 |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr. | 23 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +14.4 |
| Connor Serven | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3.0 |
| Tristan Gross | 17 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -6.2 |
| Quinton Perkins II | 14 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Bendji Pierre | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 |
* = starter