Model Predictions
| Model | Wichita State Shockers | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 78.6% | 21.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.7% | 33.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 67.5% | 32.5% | -4.0 | ✗ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +5 (75-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Giles * | 38 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Karon Boyd * | 34 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| TJ Williams * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Michael Gray Jr. * | 20 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Will Berg * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Emmanuel Okorafor | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Jaret Valencia | 17 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Dre Kindell | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brian Amuneke | 13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armelo Boone * | 36 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Grant Newell * | 28 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Teagan Moore * | 25 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Blaise Keita * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Cam Haffner * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| LJ Hackman | 23 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Myers | 11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Noah Boyde | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bryant Selebangue | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jack Edelen | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Louie Semona | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Leeroy Odiahi | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter