Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.6% | 14.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.9% | 29.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 81.6% | 18.4% | -8.2 | ✗ (11.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.6% | 38.4% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 67.3% | 32.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 82.0% | 18.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 82.1% | 17.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers +3 (59-56). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4592693 * | 33 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Jaden Akins * | 33 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Player #4432129 * | 32 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| A.J. Hoggard * | 30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Mady Sissoko * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Tre Holloman | 22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Carson Cooper | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Jaxon Kohler | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Coen Carr | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Xavier Booker | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Hawkins * | 39 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Player #4845363 * | 36 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Dawson Garcia * | 33 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Pharrel Payne * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Mike Mitchell Jr. * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Braeden Carrington | 21 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Parker Fox | 19 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Joshua Ola-Joseph | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaiah Ihnen | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter