Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.2% | 76.8% | +6.6 | ✓ (17.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats +24 (90-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Hawkins * | 40 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | -22.0 |
| Dawson Garcia * | 36 | 13-19 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 22 | -14.8 |
| Pharrel Payne * | 36 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -23.6 |
| Player #4845363 * | 26 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mike Mitchell Jr. * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -19.6 |
| Parker Fox | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5.7 |
| Braeden Carrington | 19 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -4.1 |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4592712 * | 38 | 9-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Player #4684208 * | 37 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +18.7 |
| Nick Martinelli * | 35 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | +14.6 |
| Ryan Langborg * | 33 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | +24.9 |
| Luke Hunger * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +12.8 |
| Blake Preston | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | +8.7 |
| Blake Smith | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +7.0 |
| Gus Hurlburt | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Justin Mullins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Jordan Clayton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 |
* = starter