Model Predictions
| Model | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Purdue Boilermakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.1% | 84.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.5% | 69.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.3% | 91.7% | +13.2 | ✓ (15.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 8.2% | 91.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 8.0% | 92.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Purdue Boilermakers +29 (100-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Bailey | 31 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | +5.6 |
| Dylan Harper | 24 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +4.0 |
| Tyson Acuff | 22 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +4.3 |
| Jeremiah Williams | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +3.7 |
| Lathan Sommerville | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +0.2 |
| Zach Martini | 19 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +2.1 |
| Dylan Grant | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -0.3 |
| Jamichael Davis | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0.4 |
| PJ Hayes IV | 12 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Emmanuel Ogbole | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2.8 |
| Jordan Derkack | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Bryce Dortch | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 |
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Smith | 32 | 7-15 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Caleb Furst | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -1.5 |
| C.J. Cox | 26 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1.2 |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | 26 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -5.4 |
| Fletcher Loyer | 23 | 8-13 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | -3.7 |
| Gicarri Harris | 17 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -0.0 |
| Myles Colvin | 15 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -1.6 |
| Camden Heide | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Raleigh Burgess | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1.5 |
| Will Berg | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +0.1 |
| Brian Waddell | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0.2 |
| Sam King | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | +0.2 |
| Josh Furst | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Jack Lusk | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Jace Rayl | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 |
* = starter