Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Purdue Boilermakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.1% | 94.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.5% | 92.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.7% | 96.3% | +18.0 | ✓ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Purdue Boilermakers +28 (85-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Tyson * | 39 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 7-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | -11.5 |
| Bobby Durkin * | 34 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -9.7 |
| Langston Reynolds * | 33 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -10.3 |
| Jaylen Crocker-Johnson * | 30 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | -7.8 |
| Isaac Asuma * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -12.2 |
| Kai Shinholster | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Grayson Grove | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -7.3 |
| Maximus Gizzi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Nehemiah Turner | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| RJ Spencer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Smith * | 32 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 27 | +12.0 |
| Fletcher Loyer * | 27 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +17.8 |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn * | 26 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | +16.5 |
| C.J. Cox * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +17.6 |
| Oscar Cluff * | 19 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | +26.5 |
| Daniel Jacobsen | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | -11.1 |
| Gicarri Harris | 18 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -0.9 |
| Omer Mayer | 13 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +7.7 |
| Jack Benter | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3.3 |
| Liam Murphy | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Jace Rayl | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Jack Lusk | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Aaron Fine | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1.9 |
* = starter