Model Predictions
| Model | Purdue Boilermakers | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.1% | 80.9% | +7.5 | ✓ (8.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.6% | 95.4% | +16.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 2.0% | 98.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.8% | 98.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.4% | 98.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Nebraska Cornhuskers +16 (78-62). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Layden-Zay * | 40 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -8.3 |
| Tara Daye * | 35 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -0.7 |
| Hila Karsh * | 32 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +1.2 |
| Kiki Smith * | 17 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | -14.6 |
| Lana McCarthy * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -3.1 |
| Kendall Puryear | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | -3.0 |
| McKenna Layden | 19 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | +7.9 |
| Nya Smith | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2.0 |
| Avery Gordon | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +3.5 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Prince * | 36 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +19.3 |
| Callin Hake * | 33 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +7.8 |
| Eliza Maupin * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +7.0 |
| Jess Petrie * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1.4 |
| Logan Nissley * | 17 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +2.9 |
| Amiah Hargrove | 22 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +5.5 |
| Claire Johnson | 18 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +6.3 |
| Hailey Weaver | 10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -3.9 |
| Petra Bozan | 9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1.1 |
| Kennadi Williams | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Emily Fisher | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6.7 |
* = starter