Model Predictions
| Model | Butler Bulldogs | South Carolina Gamecocks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 54.3% | 45.7% | -0.9 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.7% | 42.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.9% | 50.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: South Carolina Gamecocks -7 (72-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Bizjack * | 35 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +5.7 |
| Jamie Kaiser Jr. * | 31 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | +5.9 |
| Michael Ajayi * | 31 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 3-7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | +10.2 |
| Jalen Jackson * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +9.1 |
| Drayton Jones * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +3.3 |
| Yohan Traore | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.5 |
| Jack McCaffery | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1.7 |
| Evan Haywood | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -4.1 |
| A. Robinson | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Yame Butler | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -0.3 |
| Jackson Keith | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 |
South Carolina Gamecocks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meechie Johnson * | 31 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 7 | -3.2 |
| Mike Sharavjamts * | 27 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | +14.9 |
| Kobe Knox * | 27 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -6.3 |
| M. Stute * | 25 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -11.6 |
| H. Assemian * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8.2 |
| E. Ellis | 30 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -12.9 |
| Jordan Butler | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | +6.8 |
| Elijah Strong | 15 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -3.0 |
| Christ Essandoko | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9.6 |
| G. Polk | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5.6 |
| N. Kapic | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.8 |
* = starter