Model Predictions
| Model | Nicholls Colonels | Eastern Illinois Panthers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 63.7% | 36.3% | -3.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.6% | 41.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Eastern Illinois Panthers +8 (65-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Nicholls Colonels
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Searles * | 36 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | -13.9 |
| Trae English * | 36 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | -11.9 |
| Sincere Malone * | 31 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -9.9 |
| Grant Sanders * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -3.2 |
| Jalik Dunkley * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -12.9 |
| Zee Hamoda | 19 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -8.1 |
| Jalin Rice | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -16.0 |
| Christian Winborne | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Zaiden Cross | 7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -6.1 |
| Nick Krass | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -10.0 |
| Kevin Pazmino | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jordan Matthews | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.0 |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooper Jacobi * | 38 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | +15.8 |
| Zion Fruster * | 36 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 9-10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +15.8 |
| Meechie White * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4.1 |
| Preston Turner * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -5.1 |
| Nazareth Fisher * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.9 |
| Terry McMorris | 28 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | +24.6 |
| Malik Olafioye | 23 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +19.7 |
| Andrew Austin | 17 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +17.8 |
| Prince Johnson | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +9.9 |
| Markus Blackwell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 |
* = starter