Model Predictions
| Model | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.8% | 55.2% | -0.1 | ✓ (22.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.5% | 69.5% | +4.5 | ✓ (17.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers +22 (89-67). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Baker * | 36 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Issa Thiam * | 29 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Corey Sanders * | 27 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Mamadou Doucoure * | 26 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Deshawn Freeman * | 24 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Mike Williams | 22 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Eugene Omoruyi | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Shaquille Doorson | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Souf Mensah | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Candido Sa | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Mason * | 36 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Amir Coffey * | 34 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Murphy * | 30 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 12-14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Reggie Lynch * | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Dupree McBrayer * | 25 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Michael Hurt | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Davonte Fitzgerald | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bakary Konate | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Isaiah Washington | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jam. Harris | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brady Rudrud | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter