Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois Fighting Illini | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.8% | 16.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.2% | 24.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 82.8% | 17.2% | -8.6 | ✓ (14.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 92.6% | 7.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 88.1% | 11.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 88.2% | 11.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -23 (53-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Hawkins | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Luke Goode | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| RJ Melendez | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Willis * | 38 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | - |
| E.J. Stephens * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Luke Loewe * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Jamison Battle * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Eric Curry * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Will Ramberg | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Charlie Daniels | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Sean Sutherlin | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Danny Ogele | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Abdoulaye Thiam | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Treyton Thompson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter