Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.2% | 32.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 66.2% | 33.8% | -3.7 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.4% | 34.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.3% | 40.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -2 (72-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Scott * | 44 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | - |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 43 | 10-17 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Sam Thompson * | 40 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Marc Loving * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Amir Williams * | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Trey McDonald | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 11 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kam Williams | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Lee | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hollins * | 40 | 3-13 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Joey King * | 39 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Maurice Walker * | 36 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Deandre Mathieu * | 34 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Carlos Morris * | 29 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Nate Mason | 32 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Elliott Eliason | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Charles Buggs | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter