Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas Jayhawks | Arizona Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.5% | 86.5% | +12.5 | ✓ (10.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 18.3% | 81.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.3% | 88.7% | +11.3 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 7.0% | 93.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 12.2% | 87.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 12.1% | 87.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Arizona Wildcats +23 (84-61). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Council Jr. * | 34 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -5.6 |
| Flory Bidunga * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +5.4 |
| Darryn Peterson * | 31 | 8-21 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | -3.5 |
| Tre White * | 26 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | -6.7 |
| Bryson Tiller * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | +13.0 |
| Elmarko Jackson | 17 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -19.3 |
| Jamari McDowell | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -14.5 |
| Paul Mbiya | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9.8 |
| Kohl Rosario | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4.4 |
| Jayden Dawson | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +7.6 |
| Nginyu Ngala | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Samis Calderon | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2.0 |
Arizona Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Kharchenkov * | 34 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | +9.2 |
| Motiejus Krivas * | 31 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | +13.6 |
| Brayden Burries * | 31 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | +18.9 |
| Jaden Bradley * | 27 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +17.2 |
| Koa Peat * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | +28.5 |
| Anthony Dell'Orso | 23 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -4.7 |
| Tobe Awaka | 20 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2.5 |
| Dwayne Aristode | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.1 |
| Evan Nelson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | +3.4 |
| Addison Arnold | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Sidi Gueye | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Sven Djopmo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0.8 |
* = starter