Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Virginia Tech Hokies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.4% | 96.6% | +18.4 | ✓ (3.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Virginia Tech Hokies +22 (96-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Kell * | 32 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | -11.9 |
| Julien Soumaoro * | 30 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -14.2 |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -7.3 |
| Cord Stansberry * | 20 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | -10.4 |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -5.5 |
| Justin Johnson | 22 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -0.9 |
| Samuel Dada | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -3.6 |
| CJ Hyland | 15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -5.6 |
| Tahlan Pettway | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4.4 |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1.1 |
| Fischer Brown | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neoklis Avdalas * | 33 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12.7 |
| Tyler Johnson * | 33 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | +10.2 |
| Amani Hansberry * | 33 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | +9.7 |
| Antonio Dorn * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +14.1 |
| Jailen Bedford * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +6.7 |
| Ben Hammond | 25 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | -0.4 |
| Jaden Schutt | 24 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +3.2 |
| Christian Gurdak | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Sin'Cere Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Izaiah Pasha | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter