Model Predictions
| Model | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.2% | 74.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.5% | 87.5% | +10.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 3.6% | 96.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 3.5% | 96.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +15 (91-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Palmer Jr. * | 39 | 11-24 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 12 | - |
| G. Watson Jr. * | 38 | 9-17 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | - |
| I. Roby * | 37 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | - |
| A. Harris * | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| T. Borchardt * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| N. Akenten | 12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| B. Heiman | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. Thorbjarnarson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| J. Costello | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Trueblood | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Winston * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| X. Tillman * | 29 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| M. McQuaid * | 29 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 25 | - |
| K. Goins * | 28 | 8-13 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | - |
| A. Henry * | 23 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| G. Brown | 22 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| T. Kithier | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| F. Loyer | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| M. Bingham Jr. | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| C. George | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| B. Burke | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Washington | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Hoiberg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter