Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.1% | 38.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.5% | 47.5% | -0.5 | ✓ (15.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.0% | 26.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 87.7% | 12.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 87.8% | 12.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini -16 (62-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Appling * | 35 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| D. Valentine * | 34 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| G. Harris * | 34 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 7-10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| B. Dawson * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| M. Costello * | 25 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| T. Trice II | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| K. Kaminski | 10 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| A. Ellis III | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Gauna | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| G. Schilling | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Rice * | 33 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| T. Abrams * | 31 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| J. Ekey * | 27 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| N. Egwu * | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| J. Bertrand * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| K. Nunn | 29 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| M. Morgan | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| M. Hill | 13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| J. Tate | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter