Model Predictions
| Model | BYU Cougars | Kansas Jayhawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.7% | 75.3% | +6.8 | β (1.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | β |
| Margin | 39.8% | 60.2% | +2.3 | β (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | β |
Actual: Kansas Jayhawks +8 (90-82). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
BYU Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Saunders * | 39 | 11-19 | 6-14 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 27 | +8.0 |
| Robert Wright III * | 35 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +0.3 |
| AJ Dybantsa * | 34 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +8.5 |
| Keba Keita * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | +1.1 |
| Kennard Davis Jr. * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -2.9 |
| Mihailo Boskovic | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -12.2 |
| Abdullah Ahmed | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9.8 |
| Aleksej KostiΔ | 12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.7 |
| Khadim Mboup | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +4.5 |
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Tiller * | 38 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +8.7 |
| Melvin Council Jr. * | 37 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +9.5 |
| Tre White * | 37 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +0.0 |
| Flory Bidunga * | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 21 | +20.7 |
| Darryn Peterson * | 20 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | +14.8 |
| Jamari McDowell | 26 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -2.9 |
| Jayden Dawson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Elmarko Jackson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.6 |
* = starter