NCAABFinalAllen Arena

SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Lipscomb Bisons

Final · ESPN+

SIUE77–78Lipscomb
SIUELipscomb
Final

Last shot · Jordan Pickett misses 28-foot three point jumper

SIU Edwardsville Cougars
2-1 · L3
358 PF · 364 PA
77
Final
Final
Lipscomb Bisons
1-2 · W3
374 PF · 382 PA
78
SIUE 38%LIP 62%

At lock: projected SIUE 69.98–73.44 LIP

How close was our sim?

The play-by-play sim is a separate engine from the computer pick; it can lean differently.

Pre-game sim locked Nov 7, 1:14 AM CT · 10,000 sims · seed 551413783

Winner called · off by 11
Most typical sim
SIUE 70 – LIP 74
Final
SIUE 77 – LIP 78
  • Winner: Lipscomb (62%)
  • Spread: SIUE +5.5 covers (56%)
  • Total: Over 143.5 (51%)
  • Score error (both teams)11

Final from ESPN final. Sims are locked before start and never edited.

The model

How this number was built

SIUE 69.98–73.44 LIP · Medium confidence

Gaussian scoring from shrunk offensive/defensive ratings plus a market prior.

  • Attack / defense
    LIP +14.2 off · SIUE +14.7 off, shrunk 20%
  • Home field
    +3.4 pts to LIP
  • Record
    LIP 1-2 · SIUE 2-1
  • Market prior
    Blended 84% toward LIP -8.5 / total 143.5
Full write-up of the model

Line score

Q1Q2T
SIUE354277
LIP463278

Scoring plays

  • FT2nd Half 4:4369–70

    Mateo Esmeraldo makes free throw 2 of 2

  • JUMPSHOT2nd Half 4:2771–70

    Darrion Baker makes 4-foot jumper (Jordan Pickett assists)

  • FT2nd Half 4:0471–71

    Devyn Martin makes free throw 2 of 2

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 3:0773–71

    Gianni Cobb makes driving layup

  • FT2nd Half 2:4473–72

    Takai Simpkins makes free throw 2 of 2

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 2:2375–72

    Gianni Cobb makes driving layup

  • FT2nd Half 2:0875–73

    Titas Sargiunas makes free throw 2 of 2

  • LAYUPSHOT2nd Half 1:1775–75

    Devyn Martin makes layup

  • FT2nd Half 0:5776–75

    David Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2

  • FT2nd Half 0:5777–75

    David Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2

  • DUNKSHOT2nd Half 0:4577–77

    Kennedy Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Mateo Esmeraldo assists)

  • FT2nd Half 0:0777–78

    Devyn Martin makes free throw 2 of 2

Player stats

Full box — every player, every category.

SIUEMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Wilson
F · #0
31156-100-13-350101234
D. Baker
F · #4
2694-61-20-023011024
D. McCaskill
G · #11
2893-81-12-242212130
G. Cobb
G · #2
302010-190-30-113310013
J. Pickett
G · #1
31125-142-60-002100002
B. Miller
F · #23
2073-40-01-280012444
B. Sohaib
F · #15
200-00-00-010100010
G. Liberis
F · #21
721-10-00-010200102
J. Riley
G · #55
1000-20-00-032000031
C. Efono
G · #7
1131-20-11-210010100
H. Alexander
G · #5
400-10-10-000000000
I. Baganc
F · #20
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J. Martin
C · #25
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K. McCaskill
G · #13
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T. King
G · #9
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Team7733-674-157-1031121156102120

Team stats

Every official team number from this game. The better side is highlighted.

SIUELIP
FG33-6724-54
FG%4944
3PT4-158-30
3P%2727
FT7-1022-29
FT%7076
REB3136
OR1010
DR2126
AST1214
STL55
BLK63
TO1113
TTO12
ToTO1113
TECH00
TECH00
FLAG00
PTS OFF TO1215
FBPs1016
PIP5832
PF2014
LL313
LC66
LPCT882
Computer pick · Spread
SIUE +5.5
54%

At lock SIUE 69.98–73.44 LIP · LIP by 3.5 pts vs SIUE +5.5 · 54% is the confidence saved at lock

Hit
Players
  • D. Wilson · SIUE

    31 MIN · 15 PTS
  • D. Martin · LIP

    26 MIN · 17 PTS
  • Gianni Cobb · SIUE

    STAT · 30 MIN · 20 PTS · 10-19 FG · 0-3 3PT
  • Takai Simpkins · LIP

    STAT · 35 MIN · 14 PTS · 3-13 FG · 0-6 3PT
  • Mateo Esmeraldo · LIP

    STAT · 32 MIN · 13 PTS · 4-6 FG · 3-4 3PT
  • Kennedy Okpara · LIP

    STAT · 19 MIN · 13 PTS · 6-10 FG · 1-3 3PT

Player props

The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.

DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.

SIUE vs Lipscomb pick result · Nov 7, 2026

The OVERLINE computer pick is SIUE +5.5, with a 54% model probability — it won. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.

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