Model Predictions
| Model | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | Tennessee Volunteers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 0.3% | 99.7% | +43.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 1.8% | 98.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.0% | 100.0% | +44.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 2.0% | 98.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 2.0% | 98.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Tennessee Volunteers +42 (94-52). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Williams III * | 30 | 5-15 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | +1.4 |
| Colin Hawkins * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -8.9 |
| Spence Sims * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | -3.9 |
| Jacob Hogarth * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Ace Talbert * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -0.4 |
| Jacob Hudson | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -7.5 |
| DJ Jefferson | 20 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | -1.0 |
| Bo Barber | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jamias Ferere | 8 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -7.5 |
| NaVuan Peterson | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1.8 |
| Ahmadou Ndiaye | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4.1 |
| Riek Riek | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Isaiah Hicks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Paul Lindberg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cameron Gales | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Tennessee Volunteers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie * | 24 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +6.9 |
| DeWayne Brown II * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | -4.9 |
| Felix Okpara * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -4.5 |
| Nate Ament * | 19 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +0.7 |
| Bishop Boswell * | 19 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +2.3 |
| J.P. Estrella | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | +10.3 |
| Jaylen Carey | 18 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +10.4 |
| Troy Henderson | 15 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -0.2 |
| Clarence Massamba | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.0 |
| Amaree Abram | 13 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +1.9 |
| Amari Evans | 12 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +4.6 |
| Campbell Duncan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gavin Paull | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Grant Hurst | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter