Model Predictions
| Model | Iowa Hawkeyes | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.7% | 86.3% | +12.6 | ✓ (9.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.5% | 78.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.5% | 82.5% | +8.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 18.7% | 81.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 18.4% | 81.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +3 (68-65). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Iowa Hawkeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gatens * | 36 | 8-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Jake Kelly * | 33 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Jeff Peterson * | 33 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Jermain Davis * | 27 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Cyrus Tate * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Devan Bawinkel | 25 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Jarryd Cole | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Brommer | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Fuller | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Tucker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Diebler * | 40 | 8-12 | 7-10 | 4-8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 39 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| William Buford * | 36 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jeremie Simmons * | 27 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Dallas Lauderdale * | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Byron Mullens | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| P.J. Hill | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Madsen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Walter Offutt | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter