Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.6% | 28.4% | -7.3 | ✗ (10.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.5% | 29.5% | -4.8 | ✗ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 79.3% | 20.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats +3 (77-74). Ratings: 2009-10 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoe Joseph * | 44 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Lawrence Westbrook * | 41 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Blake Hoffarber * | 41 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Ralph Sampson III * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Damian Johnson * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Paul Carter | 18 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Colton Iverson | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rodney Williams | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Justin Cobbs | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shurna * | 45 | 8-18 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Jeremy Nash * | 42 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Michael Thompson * | 39 | 2-11 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Luka Mirkovic * | 38 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Drew Crawford * | 37 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Alex Marcotullio | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Rowley | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Capocci | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Davide Curletti | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter