Model Predictions
| Model | Cornell Big Red | Samford Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.4% | 39.6% | -2.3 | ✗ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Samford Bulldogs +3 (93-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cornell Big Red
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Noard * | 30 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | -3.1 |
| A. Tsang Hinton * | 29 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | -0.7 |
| Jacob Beccles * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | -10.4 |
| DJ Nix * | 16 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -8.7 |
| Kaspar Sepp * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -11.6 |
| Jake Fiegen | 26 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Nimani | 19 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +7.6 |
| Josh Baldwin | 19 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | +5.9 |
| Corbin Zentner | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1.9 |
| Ian Imegwu | 4 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +0.5 |
| Mateen Rafiq | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +0.7 |
| Damaryon Fishburn | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5.2 |
Samford Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jadin Booth * | 37 | 9-16 | 3-9 | 9-9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9.9 |
| Keaton Norris * | 34 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | +4.5 |
| Dylan Faulkner * | 30 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 28 | +9.8 |
| Cade Norris * | 25 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | -1.3 |
| Isaiah Campbell-Finch * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Zion Wilburn | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +13.8 |
| Jaxon Pollard | 16 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | +1.6 |
| Kam Martin | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Judson Bjornstad | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4.7 |
| Will Shaver | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.8 |
* = starter