Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.8% | 61.2% | +2.5 | ✓ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 91.7% | 8.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 32.1% | 67.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 32.3% | 67.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats +10 (75-65). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Hoffarber * | 38 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 38 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 34 | - |
| Ralph Sampson * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi * | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Williams * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Austin Hollins | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Colton Iverson | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Chip Armelin | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Dominique Dawson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson * | 39 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 43 | - |
| John Shurna * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Drew Crawford * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Luka Mirkovic * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Alex Marcotullio | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Davide Curletti | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Nick Fruendt | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Ivan Peljusic | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Austin Nichols | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Reggie Hearn | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter