Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.5% | 61.5% | +2.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.0% | 39.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 93.1% | 6.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 78.1% | 21.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats +7 (55-48). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hollins * | 35 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 34 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 26 | - |
| Joe Coleman * | 32 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Rodney Williams * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Julian Welch | 27 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Andre Ingram | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Walker | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wally Ellenson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Montgomery III | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jared Swopshire * | 39 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Reggie Hearn * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Dave Sobolewski * | 37 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Alex Olah * | 32 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tre Demps * | 22 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Alex Marcotullio | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mike Turner | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nikola Cerina | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kale Abrahamson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter