Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Purdue Boilermakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.1% | 83.9% | +10.7 | ✗ (19.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.0% | 67.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.2% | 82.8% | +8.6 | ✗ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 20.7% | 79.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Purdue Boilermakers -9 (82-91). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Mason * | 38 | 11-18 | 2-4 | 7-10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31 | - |
| Amir Coffey * | 38 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Dupree McBrayer * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Jordan Murphy * | 26 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Reggie Lynch * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Bakary Konate | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Curry | 17 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Akeem Springs | 17 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Michael Hurt | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Swanigan * | 41 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Dakota Mathias * | 37 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| P.J. Thompson * | 35 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Carsen Edwards * | 28 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Isaac Haas * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Vince Edwards | 26 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Cline | 26 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Spike Albrecht | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Basil Smotherman | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter