Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Xavier Musketeers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 82.3% | 17.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.3% | 17.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 94.8% | 5.2% | -16.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 76.1% | 23.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Xavier Musketeers -25 (53-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bello | 30 | 5-7 | - | 1-2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | ||
| J. Brunson | 29 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||
| I. Garrido Perez | 24 | 3-6 | 2-5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| K. Bell | 22 | 7-10 | - | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | |
| D. Pitts | 21 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||
| A. Lamke | 20 | 3-4 | - | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||
| M. Staples | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| P. Kaposi | 17 | 1-3 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| B. Tomancova | 9 | 1-2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | |||
| D. Byrne | 6 | -2 | -2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |||
| K. Bello | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | -1 |
Xavier Musketeers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Wasylson | 29 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| A. Dunham | 28 | 4-8 | 1-2 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| A. Gray | 28 | 4-12 | -4 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| N. Owens | 27 | 2-9 | 2-6 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | |||
| D. Ross | 19 | -3 | -2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |||
| A. Reiff | 17 | 3-4 | 2-3 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| T. Floyd | 17 | 4-8 | 2-5 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||
| A. Townsend | 14 | 2-4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| M. Johnson | 12 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| C. Gross | 9 | -4 | -2 | - | 1 | -3 |
* = starter