Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | Data withheld: source-integrity hold | |||
| Bradley-Terry | 62.5% | 37.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.0% | 28.0% | -5.2 | ✓ (0.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 70.0% | 30.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 93.5% | 6.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 90.4% | 9.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 90.5% | 9.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Nebraska Cornhuskers -6 (64-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner George | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cassius Winston * | 39 | 9-15 | 3-7 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Matt McQuaid * | 37 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Nick Ward * | 31 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Goins * | 30 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Aaron Henry * | 19 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Gabe Brown | 21 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Foster Loyer | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Thomas Kithier | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Palmer * | 38 | 6-21 | 1-6 | 11-11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Glynn Watson * | 38 | 3-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Copeland * | 36 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Thomas Allen * | 33 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Roby * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tanner Borchardt | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Nana Akenten | 11 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Brady Heiman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amir Harris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter