Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Virginia Tech Hokies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.4% | 94.6% | +20.5 | ✓ (8.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.7% | 84.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.3% | 99.7% | +31.4 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.5% | 77.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Virginia Tech Hokies +29 (96-67). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Lamonte * | 32 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 7-9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Makoi Mabor Makoi * | 27 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Brady Shoulders * | 26 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Quinton Perkins II * | 26 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Derek Goodman * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Karon Boyd | 23 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Shane Cherry | 20 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Petras Padegimas | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Keelan Steele | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Dawson Barr | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryder Cate | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Virginia Tech Hokies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Curry * | 30 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Amani Hansberry * | 27 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Ben Hammond * | 26 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Miles Heide * | 19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Isaiah Elohim * | 13 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Tyler Johnson | 25 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Efrem Johnson | 21 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Musa Sagnia | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sin'Cere Jones | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Solomon Davis | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Ethan Copeland | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kuol Atak | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Caldarella | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eltayeb Eltayeb | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ned Hull | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter