Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Penn State Nittany Lions | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.4% | 94.6% | +19.2 | ✗ (30.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.1% | 79.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 9.9% | 90.1% | +12.2 | ✗ (23.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 8.1% | 91.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Penn State Nittany Lions -11 (84-95). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Mason * | 45 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 31 | - |
| Jordan Murphy * | 43 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 41 | - |
| Dupree McBrayer * | 41 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 29 | - |
| Jam. Harris * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Bakary Konate * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Michael Hurt | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Gaston Diedhiou | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Davonte Fitzgerald | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaiah Washington | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Penn State Nittany Lions
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Carr * | 43 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 41 | - |
| Shep Garner * | 41 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Stevens * | 40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 22 | - |
| Mike Watkins * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 35 | - |
| Jamari Wheeler * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Nazeer Bostick | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Julian Moore | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Deivis Zemgulis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter