Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.3% | 91.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.7% | 64.3% | +3.2 | ✓ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini +11 (52-41). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Johnson | 33 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| C. Iverson | 28 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - |
| L. Westbrook | 26 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 | - |
| R. Sampson III | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| A. Nolen | 22 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -5 | - |
| P. Carter | 17 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| B. Hoffarber | 16 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Joseph | 15 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| T. Busch | 12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| D. Bostick | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| J. Abu-Shamala | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Davis | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| C. Frazier | 36 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - |
| T. Meacham | 36 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| D. McCamey | 30 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| D. Keller | 24 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| M. Tisdale | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| C. Brock | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| J. Jordan | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Legion | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter