Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois Fighting Illini | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 86.4% | 13.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 61.2% | 38.8% | -2.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 15.9% | 84.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -4 (53-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Richardson * | 34 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| B. Paul * | 31 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| S. McLaurin * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| J. Bertrand * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| N. Egwu * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| T. Abrams | 33 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| T. Griffey | 30 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| M. Henry | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D. Langford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hollins * | 36 | 2-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 34 | 6-11 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Elliott Eliason * | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Joe Coleman * | 27 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Andre Ingram | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Julian Welch | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Walker | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter