Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.5% | 80.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.8% | 85.2% | +9.6 | ✓ (8.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.7% | 98.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 22.2% | 77.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +18 (64-46). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Mathieu * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 33 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Joey King * | 33 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -3 | - |
| A. Hollins * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Elliott Eliason * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Walker | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Malik Smith | 15 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Daquein McNeil | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Oto Osenieks | 7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaQuinton Ross * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 34 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 29 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Sam Thompson * | 27 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Amir Williams * | 27 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Trey McDonald | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Amedeo Della Valle | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marc Loving | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jake Lorbach | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Goldstein | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter