Model Predictions
| Model | Evansville Purple Aces | Drake Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.9% | 88.1% | +11.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 12.8% | 87.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Drake Bulldogs +4 (82-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Evansville Purple Aces
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Moeller | 40 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +1.4 |
| Bryce Quinet | 35 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +2.9 |
| Alex Hemenway | 34 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -3.8 |
| A.J. Casey | 32 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5.5 |
| Joshua Hughes | 26 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | +0.1 |
| Connor Turnbull | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5.8 |
| Kaia Berridge | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10.3 |
| Trent Hundley | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.2 |
| James Dyson-Merwe | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.2 |
Drake Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Alia | 38 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 10-10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4.0 |
| Jalen Quinn | 37 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 10-13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +5.6 |
| Eli Shetlar | 36 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | +5.5 |
| Owen Larson | 34 | 5-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +2.1 |
| Okku Federiko | 26 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | +1.3 |
| Isaiah Carr | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3.8 |
| Griffen Goodbary | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Jaehshon Thomas | 7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | +0.4 |
| Braden Appelhans | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.5 |
* = starter