Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.4% | 86.6% | +10.2 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +10 (84-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Garcia * | 38 | 12-25 | 0-3 | 12-14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | - |
| Elijah Hawkins * | 37 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Joshua Ola-Joseph * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Braeden Carrington * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaiah Ihnen * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pharrel Payne | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Player #4845363 | 27 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Mike Mitchell Jr. | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Parker Fox | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy Gayle Jr. * | 35 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Player #4431893 * | 34 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 7-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Bruce Thornton * | 33 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Felix Okpara * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | - |
| Evan Mahaffey * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Scotty Middleton | 16 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Zed Key | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dale Bonner | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devin Royal | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter