Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.5% | 92.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.0% | 80.0% | +7.6 | ✓ (1.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 20.7% | 79.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini +9 (81-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Welch * | 45 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 38 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| M. Ahanmisi * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| R. Williams * | 35 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | - |
| R. Sampson III * | 35 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| E. Eliason | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| A. Hollins | 17 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| J. Coleman | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Armelin | 7 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| O. Osenieks | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Ingram | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Paul * | 48 | 5-16 | 3-8 | 8-10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | - |
| M. Leonard * | 42 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | - |
| D.J. Richardson * | 42 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| S. Maniscalco * | 36 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| T. Griffey * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Bertrand | 31 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| T. Abrams | 23 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | - |
| N. Egwu | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| M. Shaw | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter