Model Predictions
| Model | Western Michigan Broncos | Valparaiso Beacons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.7% | 86.3% | +10.1 | ✓ (18.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Valparaiso Beacons +29 (84-55). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Michigan Broncos
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Griffith * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -15.5 |
| EJ Ryans * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -12.5 |
| Max Burton * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | -8.7 |
| Jayden Brewer * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8.7 |
| Brady Swartz * | 13 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3.6 |
| Trey Lewis | 18 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | -22.0 |
| Michael Sulaka | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -13.1 |
| Sharod Barnes | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -19.9 |
| Hudson Ward | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -20.5 |
| Declan Peterson | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | -14.0 |
| Carson Vis | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.5 |
Valparaiso Beacons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Whitaker * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | +16.3 |
| Shon Tupuola * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | +7.1 |
| Isaiah Barnes * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +9.3 |
| JT Pettigrew * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +14.6 |
| Rakim Chaney * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +8.7 |
| Mark Brown | 21 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | +18.1 |
| Carter Hopoi | 18 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | +14.5 |
| Owen Dease | 17 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +19.5 |
| Tucker Tornatta | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | +21.6 |
| Sader Servilus | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10.3 |
| Kyonte Thomas | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Camden Webster | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Nick Lombardi | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Joe Vick | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
* = starter