Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Purdue Boilermakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.3% | 93.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.3% | 96.7% | +18.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Purdue Boilermakers +19 (89-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison Battle | 37 | 8-17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Ta'Lon Cooper | 34 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Braeden Carrington | 29 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Dawson Garcia | 24 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Joshua Ola-Joseph | 18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Jaden Henley | 18 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Pharrel Payne | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Taurus Samuels | 16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Will Ramberg | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Edey | 30 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 29 | - |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | 28 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Fletcher Loyer | 28 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Braden Smith | 27 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Ethan Morton | 22 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Caleb Furst | 21 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Brandon Newman | 20 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| David Jenkins Jr. | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Brian Waddell | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter