Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.3% | 92.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.6% | 82.4% | +8.5 | ✗ (25.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 78.1% | 21.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini -17 (67-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coleman * | 36 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 35 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 22 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 34 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Rodney Williams * | 33 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 31 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Julian Welch | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andre Ingram | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Walker | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Richardson * | 38 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| N. Egwu * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| B. Paul * | 33 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | - |
| T. Abrams * | 24 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| T. Griffey * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Bertrand | 24 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| S. McLaurin | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| M. Henry | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Langford | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M. Shaw | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M. La Tulip | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter