Model Predictions
| Model | DePaul Blue Demons | LSU Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.6% | 80.4% | +7.8 | ✓ (25.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.5% | 60.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LSU Tigers +33 (96-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
DePaul Blue Demons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Gunn * | 23 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -18.8 |
| N.J. Benson * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -16.4 |
| Théo Pierre-Justin * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -10.8 |
| Layden Blocker * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -11.9 |
| Brandon Maclin * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6.3 |
| RJ Smith | 33 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | -21.1 |
| Kruz McClure | 30 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | -25.7 |
| Jeremy Lorenz | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -14.9 |
| Kaleb Banks | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -14.9 |
| I. Milijašević | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Fabian Flores | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Khaman Maker | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.5 |
LSU Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Tamba * | 29 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | +21.9 |
| Max Mackinnon * | 28 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | +29.4 |
| Michael Nwoko * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +21.6 |
| Dedan Thomas Jr. * | 20 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +14.5 |
| Marquel Sutton * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +17.2 |
| Rashad King | 26 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Robert Miller III | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | +17.2 |
| Jalen Reece | 20 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | +15.6 |
| PJ Carter | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 |
| Ron Zipper | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.8 |
| Mazi Mosley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.8 |
| Jaden Bobbett | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | +1.0 |
* = starter