Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.6% | 32.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.6% | 32.4% | -4.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.4% | 32.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 93.7% | 6.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 91.2% | 8.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 91.3% | 8.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -13 (69-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Diebler * | 40 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| William Buford * | 37 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| David Lighty * | 37 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jared Sullinger * | 35 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Dallas Lauderdale * | 17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Craft | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Deshaun Thomas | 11 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Sibert | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Sampson * | 33 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Rodney Williams * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Blake Hoffarber * | 32 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Austin Hollins * | 32 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Trevor Mbakwe * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Chip Armelin | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Colton Iverson | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dominique Dawson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter