Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Duke Blue Devils | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 1.4% | 98.6% | +30.6 | ✓ (10.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 3.4% | 96.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.1% | 99.9% | +36.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.8% | 73.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 4.2% | 95.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Duke Blue Devils +41 (95-54). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cord Stansberry * | 29 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Kell * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Julien Soumaoro * | 25 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| CJ Hyland * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Samuel Dada | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Tahlan Pettway | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Justin Johnson | 13 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Fischer Brown | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chase McKey | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Max Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Hollifield | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Duke Blue Devils
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam. Boozer * | 23 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Patrick Ngongba * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Isaiah Evans * | 22 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Caleb Foster * | 18 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Dame Sarr * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cay. Boozer | 27 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Darren Harris | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Nikolas Khamenia | 20 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Maliq Brown | 17 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Ifeanyi Ufochukwu | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cameron Sheffield | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jack Scott | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter