Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✓ (18.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 4.8% | 95.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 4.8% | 95.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini +23 (89-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Grier | 36 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| A. Robinson | 35 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| R. Tucker | 26 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Jeff Hagen | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Brent Lawson | 24 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Stamper | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| D. Coleman | 21 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | - |
| S. Tollackson | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| M. Webb | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| R. Saunders | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Nuness | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Williams | 32 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | - |
| D. Brown | 31 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| L. Head | 27 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| J. Augustine | 25 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | - |
| R. Powell | 20 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - |
| R. McBride | 20 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Nick Smith | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| J. Ingram | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| W. Carter | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Pruitt | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| F. Nkemdi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter