Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Utes | West Virginia Mountaineers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.8% | 92.2% | +17.2 | ✗ (22.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.8% | 80.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 15.0% | 85.0% | +9.5 | ✗ (14.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 7.3% | 92.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 13.9% | 86.1% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 13.9% | 86.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 28.3% | 71.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: West Virginia Mountaineers -5 (56-61). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Utah Utes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seydou Traore * | 34 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +14.6 |
| Terrence Brown * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +11.3 |
| Keanu Dawes * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +17.5 |
| Don McHenry * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10.0 |
| James Okonkwo * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | +15.8 |
| Josh Hayes | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -6.9 |
| Kendyl Sanders | 21 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9.4 |
| Obomate Abbey | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -4.1 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honor Huff * | 36 | 4-15 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -1 | -6.9 |
| Treysen Eaglestaff * | 33 | 4-11 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -4.3 |
| Brenen Lorient * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1.4 |
| Jasper Floyd * | 30 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4.3 |
| Harlan Obioha * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -22.1 |
| Chance Moore | 27 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +2.3 |
| Amir Jenkins | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1.5 |
| DJ Thomas | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2.8 |
| Morris Ugusuk | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 |
* = starter