Model Predictions
| Model | Northern Illinois Huskies | Iowa State Cyclones | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.2% | 82.8% | +9.8 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.6% | 93.4% | +14.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 5.3% | 94.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 5.1% | 94.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Iowa State Cyclones +14 (94-80). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Northern Illinois Huskies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Thorpe * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Eugene German * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31 | - |
| Levi Bradley * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 24 | - |
| Justin Thomas * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Lacey James * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Noah McCarty | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Gairges Daow | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Anastasios Demogerontas | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Owen Hamilton | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rod Henry-Hayes | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Andrew Zelis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Iowa State Cyclones
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Weiler-Babb * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 27 | - |
| Donovan Jackson * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 28 | - |
| Lindell Wigginton * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 42 | - |
| Solomon Young * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Jeff Beverly * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Cameron Lard | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Terrence Lewis | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Hans Brase | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
* = starter