Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.4% | 24.6% | -8.9 | ✗ (25.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 73.1% | 26.9% | -5.5 | ✗ (22.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 78.3% | 21.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 78.5% | 21.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers +17 (77-60). Ratings: 2020-21 season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Liddell * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| D. Washington Jr. * | 26 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Kyle Young * | 25 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Justice Sueing * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| CJ Walker * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Justin Ahrens | 21 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Eugene Brown III | 16 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Zed Key | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Jimmy Sotos | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Musa Jallow | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Seth Towns | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Carr * | 38 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 8-11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Liam Robbins * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 12-17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 36 | - |
| Gabe Kalscheur * | 35 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Both Gach * | 25 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Johnson * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eric Curry | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn Jr. | 11 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Tre' Williams | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaiah Ihnen | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Sam Freeman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hunt Conroy | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Martice Mitchell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter