Model Predictions
| Model | Pittsburgh Panthers | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.7% | 59.3% | +1.2 | ✗ (3.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 32.9% | 67.1% | +3.9 | ✗ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange -2 (69-71). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Dunning Jr. * | 44 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +6.2 |
| Damarco Minor * | 43 | 1-10 | 0-9 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +11.6 |
| Roman Siulepa * | 37 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | +8.2 |
| Cameron Corhen * | 36 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +21.2 |
| Omari Witherspoon * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +4.0 |
| Nojus Indrusaitis | 30 | 7-14 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | -2.8 |
| Kieran Mullen | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -9.7 |
| Macari Moore | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3.7 |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Freeman * | 43 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | -3.2 |
| Naithan George * | 40 | 8-17 | 4-10 | 6-6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +9.0 |
| Nate Kingz * | 35 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | -14.4 |
| William Kyle III * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -21.9 |
| JJ Starling * | 27 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -14.6 |
| Tyler Betsey | 26 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +12.4 |
| Ibrahim Souare | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +15.5 |
| Bryce Zephir | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2.1 |
* = starter