Model Predictions
| Model | Penn State Nittany Lions | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | Data withheld: source-integrity hold | |||
| Bradley-Terry | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.9% | 62.1% | +2.7 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers +1 (65-64). Ratings: 2018-19 season-end ratings.
Penn State Nittany Lions
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Reaves * | 39 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Lamar Stevens * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 31 | - |
| Myles Dread * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Mike Watkins * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | - |
| Jamari Wheeler * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Harrar | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Rasir Bolton | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Myreon Jones | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kyle McCloskey | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Trent Buttrick | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Coffey * | 38 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Murphy * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 50 | - |
| Dupree McBrayer * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Gabe Kalscheur * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Oturu * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Eric Curry | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Isaiah Washington | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter