Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Illinois Salukis | Valparaiso Beacons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.2% | 48.8% | -0.3 | ✗ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Valparaiso Beacons +6 (69-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Southern Illinois Salukis
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Haynes | 37 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 9-11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | -2.6 |
| Drew Steffe | 35 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | -5.1 |
| Damien Mayo Jr. | 27 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | +2.2 |
| Rolyns Aligbe | 27 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -2.1 |
| Prince Aligbe | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -0.1 |
| Max Pikaar | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -21.3 |
| Jorge Moreno | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4.1 |
| Davion Sykes | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -11.0 |
| Caden Hawkins | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.0 |
Valparaiso Beacons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shon Tupuola | 27 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5.5 |
| Rakim Chaney | 26 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +7.3 |
| Owen Dease | 25 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1.1 |
| JT Pettigrew | 24 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -7.1 |
| Brody Whitaker | 21 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 9-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | +2.1 |
| Justus McNair | 19 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +5.1 |
| Isaiah Barnes | 16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +11.3 |
| Sader Servilus | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +15.3 |
| Mark Brown | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4.2 |
| Tucker Tornatta | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +10.4 |
| Carter Hopoi | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +4.0 |
| Kyonte Thomas | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0 |
* = starter