Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.8% | 31.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 65.5% | 34.5% | -3.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 96.5% | 3.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -10 (68-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Sullinger * | 37 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 10-12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - |
| William Buford * | 37 | 10-17 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Deshaun Thomas * | 35 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 32 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sam Thompson | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Evan Ravenel | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amir Williams | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Williams * | 37 | 8-11 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Julian Welch * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 29 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 25 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Ralph Sampson * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 26 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Joe Coleman | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andre Ingram | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chip Armelin | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Maverick Ahanmisi | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter