Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 49.5% | 50.5% | +0.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 55.7% | 44.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 56.1% | 43.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Nebraska Cornhuskers +2 (58-56). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Fears Jr. | 35 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 10-10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +0.1 |
| Jaxon Kohler | 32 | 7-10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | +4.9 |
| Carson Cooper | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -12.4 |
| Coen Carr | 30 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2.3 |
| Kur Teng | 28 | 4-15 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | -3.8 |
| Jordan Scott | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Cameron Ward | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +4.5 |
| Trey Fort | 9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -1.3 |
| Denham Wojcik | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jesse McCulloch | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.3 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rienk Mast | 36 | 6-15 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +6.6 |
| Jamarques Lawrence | 33 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +4.5 |
| Sam Hoiberg | 32 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | +3.6 |
| Braden Frager | 30 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | +7.5 |
| Berke Buyuktuncel | 24 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -3.3 |
| Pryce Sandfort | 21 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +10.1 |
| Cale Jacobsen | 16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4.0 |
| Jared Garcia | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | +0.0 |
* = starter