Model Predictions
| Model | Iowa State Cyclones | Cincinnati Bearcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 82.0% | 18.0% | -8.3 | ✗ (17.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cincinnati Bearcats +9 (79-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Iowa State Cyclones
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Jefferson | 35 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -7.5 |
| Milan Momcilovic | 34 | 9-18 | 8-14 | 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | -8.1 |
| Tamin Lipsey | 33 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3.4 |
| Blake Buchanan | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -6.1 |
| Nate Heise | 25 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -12.1 |
| Killyan Toure | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +6.2 |
| Dominick Nelson | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.3 |
| Dominykas Pleta | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.5 |
| Jamarion Batemon | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4.7 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baba Miller | 34 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | +3.4 |
| Jizzle James | 30 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +4.4 |
| Jalen Celestine | 26 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +10.4 |
| D. Thomas | 26 | 8-18 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | +20.0 |
| Moustapha Thiam | 22 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8.1 |
| Sencire Harris | 20 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | -4.3 |
| Keyshuan Tillery | 19 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -0.2 |
| Tyler McKinley | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +16.6 |
| Shon Abaev | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.9 |
* = starter