Model Predictions
| Model | Sam Houston Bearkats | Utah Utes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 74.3% | 25.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.7% | 31.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 32.4% | 67.6% | +4.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.1% | 33.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Utes +6 (85-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Begg * | 30 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | -5.3 |
| Po'Boigh King * | 26 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | -13.8 |
| Veljko Ilic * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | -9.6 |
| Kashie Natt * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +2.6 |
| Damon Nicholas Jr. * | 21 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -9.6 |
| Jacobe Coleman | 27 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | -6.7 |
| Isaiah Manning | 15 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | -6.3 |
| Jaxson Ford | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2.2 |
| Jacob Walker | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -11.2 |
| CJ Beaumont | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +2.8 |
| Matt Dann | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Utah Utes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu Dawes * | 31 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | +12.6 |
| Seydou Traore * | 29 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -1.0 |
| Terrence Brown * | 29 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 13-15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +10.8 |
| Don McHenry * | 28 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +8.1 |
| J. Hayes * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +5.5 |
| K. Sanders | 26 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +6.0 |
| O. Abbey | 23 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +5.5 |
| James Okonkwo | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -0.6 |
| J. Patrick | 11 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +15.3 |
* = starter