Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | VMI Keydets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 88.9% | 11.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 80.9% | 19.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 89.7% | 10.3% | -11.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 77.6% | 22.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 90.6% | 9.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 91.7% | 8.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 91.8% | 8.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 72.5% | 27.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: VMI Keydets -19 (62-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlan Pettway | 37 | 3-12 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +12.9 |
| Cord Stansberry | 35 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 21 | +11.1 |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi | 33 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +1.3 |
| Marcus Kell | 31 | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +13.9 |
| Samuel Dada | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | +1.9 |
| Justin Johnson | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -1.2 |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -8.9 |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +12.9 |
| Max Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Drew Hollifield | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3.6 |
VMI Keydets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Johnson | 38 | 4-14 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | -12.5 |
| Cal Liston | 36 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | -17.0 |
| Tan Yildizoglu | 34 | 4-15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -11.0 |
| Walker Andrews | 28 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | -3.2 |
| Linus Holmstrom | 24 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | +7.8 |
| Kaden Stuckey | 24 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -21.1 |
| Mario Tatum Jr. | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4.6 |
| Mason Lawson | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +3.2 |
* = starter