Model Predictions
| Model | Iowa State Cyclones | Kansas Jayhawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.1% | 35.9% | -3.2 | ✗ (24.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kansas Jayhawks +21 (84-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Iowa State Cyclones
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Jefferson | 33 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | -8.1 |
| Tamin Lipsey | 32 | 4-15 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | -26.0 |
| Nate Heise | 28 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | -7.3 |
| Milan Momcilovic | 26 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | -10.1 |
| Killyan Toure | 26 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -9.4 |
| Jamarion Batemon | 19 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +2.0 |
| Blake Buchanan | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -21.2 |
| Dominick Nelson | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -14.8 |
| Dominykas Pleta | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -9.9 |
| Cade Kelderman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 |
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Council Jr. | 37 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +24.4 |
| Tre White | 35 | 6-13 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | +19.9 |
| Flory Bidunga | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 18 | +19.6 |
| Darryn Peterson | 27 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +6.0 |
| Jamari McDowell | 25 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | +29.9 |
| Elmarko Jackson | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | +14.7 |
| Bryson Tiller | 22 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +5.4 |
| Nginyu Ngala | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Will Thengvall | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Wilder Evers | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Justin Cross | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Samis Calderon | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
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