Model Predictions
| Model | SMU Mustangs | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.6% | 65.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.6% | 47.4% | -0.6 | ✗ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 88.1% | 11.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 69.4% | 30.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 69.7% | 30.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers +2 (65-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
SMU Mustangs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Russell * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Nic Moore * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | - |
| Markus Kennedy * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Shawn Williams * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Sterling Brown * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Manuel | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Ben Moore | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Cannen Cunningham | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Keith Frazier | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Yanick Moreira | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Crandall Head | 3 | 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 * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Joey King * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Deandre Mathieu * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Maurice Walker * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Malik Smith | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Daquein McNeil | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Charles Buggs | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter