Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.0% | 73.0% | +5.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs -1 (72-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4845363 * | 37 | 4-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Elijah Hawkins * | 37 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | -1.3 |
| Dawson Garcia * | 33 | 11-19 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +2.0 |
| Mike Mitchell Jr. * | 31 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +7.2 |
| Pharrel Payne * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -8.4 |
| Parker Fox | 23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +9.7 |
| Braeden Carrington | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -9.4 |
| Joshua Ola-Joseph | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.0 |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4702785 * | 34 | 10-17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +4.3 |
| Posh Alexander * | 34 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -2.3 |
| Pierre Brooks * | 30 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -6.4 |
| DJ Davis * | 29 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | +3.4 |
| Player #4593903 * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Finley Bizjack | 22 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Boden Kapke | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +3.4 |
| Landon Moore | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Andre Screen | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3.9 |
| Augusto Cassia | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
* = starter