Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.8% | 33.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.8% | 35.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.0% | 30.0% | -4.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 94.4% | 5.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -11 (64-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Liddell * | 35 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 28 | - |
| M. Branham * | 33 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| M. Johnson * | 30 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Z. Key * | 19 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| J. Ahrens * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| K. Young | 23 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| C. Russell | 21 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| E. Brown III | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Sotos | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Brunk | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Battle * | 40 | 5-18 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | - |
| P. Willis * | 38 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| E.J. Stephens * | 33 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| L. Loewe * | 28 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| C. Daniels * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Sutherlin | 26 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| T. Thompson | 17 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| D. Ogele | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter