Model Predictions
| Model | LSU Tigers | Drake Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.9% | 67.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 86.1% | 13.9% | -10.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 57.7% | 42.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Drake Bulldogs -9 (62-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedan Thomas Jr. * | 33 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 4-8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7.3 |
| Max Mackinnon * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | +4.3 |
| Pablo Tamba * | 27 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +2.6 |
| Marquel Sutton * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | -4.1 |
| Michael Nwoko * | 21 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | +10.6 |
| Rashad King | 20 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Jalen Reed | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3.8 |
| Robert Miller III | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | +4.3 |
| PJ Carter | 11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2.4 |
| Jalen Reece | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1.4 |
Drake Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Alia * | 36 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4.4 |
| Jalen Quinn * | 27 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | -5.1 |
| W. Exacte * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +2.6 |
| Jaehshon Thomas * | 25 | 6-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | -8.9 |
| Okku Federiko * | 17 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | -21.1 |
| Braden Appelhans | 25 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -6.2 |
| Griffen Goodbary | 22 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | +14.6 |
| Eli Shetlar | 19 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.6 |
| Isaiah Carr | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.7 |
* = starter