Model Predictions
| Model | Northwestern Wildcats | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.6% | 29.4% | -4.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.2% | 36.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rutgers Scarlet Knights +2 (77-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Martinelli | 44 | 11-22 | 2-3 | 10-13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | -10.8 |
| Jordan Clayton | 34 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -17.9 |
| Jayden Reid | 31 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -7.5 |
| Jake West | 30 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3.7 |
| Tre Singleton | 26 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -9.6 |
| Arrinten Page | 21 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | -5.0 |
| Angelo Ciaravino | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -8.6 |
| Justin Mullins | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +7.0 |
| K.J. Windham | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Max Green | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | +2.7 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Buchanan Jr. | 41 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | +7.7 |
| Tariq Francis | 35 | 10-22 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17.3 |
| Jamichael Davis | 26 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | +5.4 |
| Bryce Dortch | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | +5.8 |
| Kaden Powers | 23 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +0.9 |
| Dylan Grant | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +14.4 |
| Harun Zrno | 17 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -4.4 |
| Emmanuel Ogbole | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | +1.6 |
| Christopher Nwuli | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | +11.4 |
| Lino Mark | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Denis Badalau | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.3 |
* = starter