Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | DePaul Blue Demons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.1% | 26.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.7% | 26.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 74.8% | 25.2% | -6.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.3% | 16.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: DePaul Blue Demons -1 (85-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 30 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 23 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Ralph Sampson * | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Andre Ingram * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Rodney Williams | 29 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Julian Welch | 21 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Chip Armelin | 19 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Joe Coleman | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
DePaul Blue Demons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Melvin * | 34 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Jeremiah Kelly * | 34 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Young * | 33 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Krys Faber * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Moses Morgan * | 18 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Charles McKinney | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Worrel Clahar | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Derrell Robertson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jamee Crockett | 8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Donnavan Kirk | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| T. Freeland | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter