Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.5% | 57.5% | +1.7 | ✗ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.1% | 69.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs -9 (73-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hoffarber | 35 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| L. Westbrook | 28 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| R. Sampson III | 27 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| D. Joseph | 27 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| D. Johnson | 25 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | - |
| A. Nolen | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Iverson | 18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | - |
| P. Carter | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Cobbs | 7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| R. Williams | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Veasley | 35 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| S. Mack | 32 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 8 | - |
| G. Hayward | 31 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | - |
| S. Vanzant | 24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | - |
| M. Howard | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 15-18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | - |
| R. Nored | 22 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Jukes | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Z. Hahn | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Smith | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| G. Butcher | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| G. Leiendecker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter