Model Predictions
| Model | North Dakota State Bison | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 74.5% | 25.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.9% | 28.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 77.3% | 22.7% | -6.7 | ✗ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.8% | 25.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: UTEP Miners +10 (76-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
North Dakota State Bison
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Stefonowicz | 38 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -11.6 |
| Trevian Carson | 37 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | -6.4 |
| Markhi Strickland | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | -22.2 |
| Riley Massey | 30 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -14.9 |
| Noah Feddersen | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -13.1 |
| Treyson Anderson | 17 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -6.0 |
| Tay Smith | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Emil Skytta | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7.7 |
| Max Majerle | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.8 |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Jones | 30 | 10-15 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +16.7 |
| Kas. Watson | 28 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +8.3 |
| Jamal West Jr. | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +12.0 |
| KJ Thomas | 26 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +10.1 |
| Caleb Blackwell | 26 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +14.2 |
| Cassius Brooks | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +5.6 |
| Trey Horton | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | +1.0 |
| C.J. Smith | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Mouhamed Mbaye | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.4 |
| David Tubek | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -4.8 |
| Jordan Hernandez | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr. | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2.9 |
| LA Hayes | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.1 |
* = starter