Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.7% | 92.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.6% | 64.4% | +3.3 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 38.7% | 61.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini +9 (67-58). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hoffarber | 28 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| L. McKenzie | 27 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| D. Coleman | 26 | 0-8 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| S. Tollackson | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| A. Nolen | 23 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| D. Johnson | 22 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| K. Payton | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| L. Westbrook | 15 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| J. Abu-Shamala | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| J. Williams | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Frazier | 34 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| B. Randle | 27 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | - |
| D. McCamey | 27 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| T. Meacham | 26 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | - |
| C. Brock | 25 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| S. Pruitt | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | - |
| M. Davis | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| M. Tisdale | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Jordan | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Hicks | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| S. Holdren | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter