Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.0% | 9.0% | -17.8 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.2% | 16.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 87.9% | 12.1% | -10.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 75.6% | 24.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 93.5% | 6.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 93.6% | 6.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 73.2% | 26.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats -18 (47-65). 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 * | 37 | 4-11 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Othello Hunter * | 34 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 32 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Kosta Koufos * | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| David Lighty * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jon Diebler | 26 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Matt Terwilliger | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| P.J. Hill | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dallas Lauderdale | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Madsen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Wallace | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Moore * | 38 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Coble * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Michael Thompson * | 31 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Sterling Williams * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ivan Peljusic * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeremy Nash | 29 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Nikola Baran | 26 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Jeff Ryan | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| J. Okrzesik | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter