Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.2% | 39.8% | -2.3 | ✗ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.7% | 28.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 72.3% | 27.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers +2 (68-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu'Cye Patterson * | 44 | 6-20 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | -4.3 |
| Femi Odukale * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | -4.4 |
| Dawson Garcia * | 38 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3.9 |
| Brennan Rigsby * | 24 | 4-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | -0.7 |
| Frank Mitchell * | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +6.2 |
| Isaac Asuma | 32 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3.2 |
| Parker Fox | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -13.6 |
| Trey Edmonds | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlond Beverly * | 35 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +5.3 |
| Justin Hill * | 34 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6.1 |
| Quincy Ballard * | 30 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | +10.8 |
| Bijan Cortes * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +3.4 |
| Corey Washington * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +4.5 |
| Xavier Bell | 34 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | +6.7 |
| Matej Bosnjak | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1.0 |
| AJ McGinnis | 10 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3.3 |
| Joy Ighovodja | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.7 |
* = starter