Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Iowa Hawkeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.6% | 22.4% | -9.9 | ✗ (14.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 81.0% | 19.0% | -8.0 | ✗ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.6% | 37.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 88.6% | 11.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 88.7% | 11.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 67.8% | 32.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Iowa Hawkeyes +5 (53-48). Ratings: 2007-08 season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamar Butler | 40 | 4-14 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| David Lighty | 37 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Evan Turner | 32 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Kosta Koufos | 28 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Othello Hunter | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| M. Terwilliger | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jon Diebler | 15 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dallas Lauderdale | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| P.J. Hill | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Iowa Hawkeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Johnson | 38 | 8-13 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Tony Freeman | 38 | 3-11 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| S. Gorney | 34 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| J. Peterson | 31 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| C. Tate | 25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Kurt Looby | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jake Kelly | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter