Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.2% | 26.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.5% | 38.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.8% | 31.2% | -4.4 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 73.1% | 26.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 96.7% | 3.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 94.2% | 5.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 94.2% | 5.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats -2 (73-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Thomas * | 40 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 40 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Jared Sullinger * | 37 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 26 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| William Buford * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Sam Thompson | 16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Evan Ravenel | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shurna * | 39 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Dave Sobolewski * | 34 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Reggie Hearn * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Drew Crawford * | 27 | 9-11 | 4-6 | 1-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | - |
| JerShon Cobb * | 25 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Davide Curletti | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Alex Marcotullio | 21 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Nick Fruendt | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter