Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois Fighting Illini | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.1% | 29.9% | -4.7 | ✓ (21.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 76.6% | 23.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 76.7% | 23.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Nebraska Cornhuskers -26 (50-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Shannon Jr. * | 35 | 10-17 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | - |
| Coleman Hawkins * | 35 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| M. Mayer * | 25 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Sencire Harris * | 20 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| D. Dainja * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Jayden Epps | 27 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| RJ Melendez | 23 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Ty Rodgers | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| P. Warden | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| AJ Redd | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brandon Lieb | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Wilcher * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Sam Griesel * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 4-9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Emmanuel Bandoumel * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Derrick Walker * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Juwan Gary * | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Keisei Tominaga | 25 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Denim Dawson | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jamarques Lawrence | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Wilhelm Breidenbach | 13 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Blaise Keita | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Grace | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oleg Kojenets | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Hoiberg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter