Model Predictions
| Model | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.6% | 88.4% | +11.1 | ✓ (17.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 10.4% | 89.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 10.3% | 89.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +29 (86-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glynn Watson * | 29 | 2-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| James Palmer * | 26 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Isaac Copeland * | 23 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Evan Taylor * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jordy Tshimanga * | 10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Anton Gill | 23 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Isaiah Roby | 23 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Thomas Allen | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tanner Borchardt | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Duby Okeke | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nana Akenten | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jack McVeigh | 5 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Thorir Thorbjarnarson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges * | 29 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Cassius Winston * | 28 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Joshua Langford * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| J. Jackson Jr. * | 24 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Nick Ward * | 16 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 26 | - |
| L. Nairn Jr. | 22 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Matt McQuaid | 14 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Gavin Schilling | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ben Carter | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kenny Goins | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Conner George | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter