Model Predictions
| Model | Eastern Illinois Panthers | Kentucky Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.3% | 88.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 10.2% | 89.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.3% | 99.7% | +32.5 | ✓ (13.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 16.4% | 83.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.9% | 77.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kentucky Wildcats +46 (99-53). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Eastern Illinois Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Elder | 17 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -21.4 |
| Kooper Jacobi * | 35 | 2-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | -30.2 |
| Meechie White * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -29.3 |
| Terry McMorris * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 19 | -27.5 |
| Malik Olafioye * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -31.7 |
| Prince Johnson * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -28.9 |
| Markus Blackwell | 25 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -19.5 |
| Andrew Austin | 19 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | -7.8 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel Aberdeen * | 23 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +34.7 |
| Mouhamed Dioubate * | 22 | 8-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 25 | +24.0 |
| Collin Chandler * | 20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | +18.2 |
| Brandon Garrison * | 19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | +27.7 |
| Otega Oweh * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | +18.1 |
| Trent Noah | 22 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +21.7 |
| Kam Williams | 21 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +19.4 |
| Malachi Moreno | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | +11.9 |
| Jasper Johnson | 19 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | +9.2 |
| A. Jelavić | 15 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Walker Horn | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | +0.9 |
| Zach Tow | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 |
* = starter