Model Predictions
| Model | Grand Canyon Lopes | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.5% | 64.5% | +2.7 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.3% | 76.7% | +6.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.0% | 43.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini +4 (62-58). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Grand Canyon Lopes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Braun * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Shaq Carr * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Alessandro Lever * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Keonta Vernon * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Gerard Martin | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Oscar Frayer | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Fiifi Aidoo | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Roberts Blumbergs | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt Jackson | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Damari Milstead | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leron Black * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 29 | - |
| Mark Alstork * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Michael Finke * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Te'Jon Lucas * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Smith * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Trent Frazier | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Aaron Jordan | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Da'Monte Williams | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Kipper Nichols | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Greg Eboigbodin | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter