Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Colorado State Rams | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.2% | 39.8% | -2.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.1% | 25.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 94.2% | 5.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 94.2% | 5.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Colorado State Rams -1 (71-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nolen | 37 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - |
| B. Hoffarber | 30 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| T. Busch | 23 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| P. Carter | 22 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| D. Johnson | 21 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| L. Westbrook | 18 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| C. Iverson | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| D. Bostick | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| R. Sampson III | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| D. Joseph | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| J. Abu-Shamala | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| K. Payton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Colorado State Rams
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ogide | 36 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| J. Carr | 32 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| A. McFarland | 27 | 6-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| J. Simmons | 26 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| M. Walker | 25 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | -2 | - |
| D. Vandervieren | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| H. Perry | 16 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| M. Bocar Ba | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter