Model Predictions
| Model | Butler Bulldogs | Virginia Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.4% | 91.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.8% | 86.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 9.2% | 90.8% | +12.6 | ✗ (19.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Virginia Cavaliers -7 (73-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ajayi * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +16.2 |
| Finley Bizjack * | 34 | 9-18 | 2-10 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | +2.7 |
| Jamie Kaiser Jr. * | 32 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | +4.6 |
| Drayton Jones * | 27 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | +11.0 |
| Jalen Jackson * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | +7.5 |
| Yame Butler | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +10.4 |
| A. Robinson | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5.7 |
| Yohan Traore | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Evan Haywood | 8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +8.5 |
| Jack McCaffery | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Jackson Keith | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Virginia Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thijs De Ridder * | 31 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | -11.0 |
| Malik Thomas * | 28 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | -9.2 |
| Sam Lewis * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -4.2 |
| Johann Grünloh * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Dallin Hall * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -12.2 |
| Chance Mallory | 34 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | -5.1 |
| Ugonna Onyenso | 23 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -5.5 |
| Jacari White | 19 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | -4.3 |
| Devin Tillis | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Elijah Gertrude | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2.1 |
* = starter