Model Predictions
| Model | Loyola Marymount Lions | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.6% | 60.4% | +1.6 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 69.2% | 30.8% | -4.5 | ✓ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 75.9% | 24.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 79.0% | 21.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 79.0% | 21.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UTEP Miners -13 (58-71). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Loyola Marymount Lions
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Vide * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | +5.9 |
| Jalen Shelley * | 32 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | +0.9 |
| Rodney Brown Jr. * | 30 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +9.5 |
| Aaron McBride * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5.7 |
| Rick Issanza * | 25 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | +11.3 |
| Myron Amey Jr. | 26 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | +8.2 |
| Joshua Dalton | 15 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1.7 |
| AJ Thomas | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.5 |
| Rokas Jocius | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.5 |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal West Jr. * | 34 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | -9.0 |
| KJ Thomas * | 34 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | -5.9 |
| Elijah Jones * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +1.8 |
| Kas. Watson * | 24 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -10.5 |
| Caleb Blackwell * | 22 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -7.2 |
| Tyreese Watson | 31 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -6.1 |
| Cassius Brooks | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1.3 |
| LA Hayes | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.6 |
| David Tubek | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -6.4 |
* = starter