Model Predictions
| Model | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.4% | 37.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 81.1% | 18.9% | -8.0 | ✓ (15.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 79.3% | 20.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Southern Utah Thunderbirds -23 (72-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin McGhee III * | 31 | 12-17 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | +25.9 |
| Koree Cotton * | 26 | 3-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +19.5 |
| Filip Brankovic * | 25 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +13.1 |
| Always Wright * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +25.0 |
| Dane Christensen * | 19 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +0.7 |
| Kye Dickson | 17 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +8.4 |
| Jaylen Washington | 14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0.1 |
| Zae Blake | 13 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +10.8 |
| Julien Gomez | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3.1 |
| Marshal Destremau | 10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +4.4 |
| Kwo Agwa | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0.1 |
| Demarris Winters | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -9.1 |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Feroah * | 34 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 32 | -12.1 |
| Isaiah Cottrell * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -11.0 |
| Dylan Jones * | 26 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +0.2 |
| Elijah Duval * | 22 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | -16.4 |
| Jalen Lee * | 11 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | -14.3 |
| Zach Bell | 22 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -20.9 |
| Cale Barclay | 21 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -17.0 |
| Tanner Hayhurst | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +8.4 |
| Lorenzo Abellar | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2.5 |
| Langston Binns | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Chuks Isitua | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Brayden Johnson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Logan Stephens | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.7 |
| Kai Burdick | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3.9 |
* = starter