Model Predictions
| Model | Akron Zips | Western Michigan Broncos | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 86.5% | 13.5% | -15.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.4% | 13.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 92.8% | 7.2% | -14.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 94.7% | 5.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 93.0% | 7.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 93.0% | 7.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 76.2% | 23.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Western Michigan Broncos -17 (73-90). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Akron Zips
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Lyles * | 33 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +4.2 |
| Tavari Johnson * | 30 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +3.4 |
| Evan Mahaffey * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | -2.5 |
| Zach Halligan * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -0.5 |
| Bowen Hardman * | 17 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3.1 |
| Shammah Scott | 26 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | +3.3 |
| Eric Mahaffey | 23 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1.5 |
| Sharron Young | 20 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | +9.8 |
| Marvin Musiime-Kamali | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -0.4 |
Western Michigan Broncos
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Ryans * | 32 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Justice Williams * | 32 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +9.2 |
| Brady Swartz * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -8.9 |
| Max Burton * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +6.9 |
| Jalen Griffith * | 14 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Jayden Brewer | 24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | -13.5 |
| Trey Lewis | 20 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +6.0 |
| Carson Vis | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.0 |
| Michael Sulaka | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Declan Peterson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.0 |
| Sharod Barnes | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.3 |
* = starter