Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Northwestern Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.3% | 28.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.4% | 45.6% | -1.0 | ✗ (26.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Northwestern Wildcats +25 (83-58). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Gayle Jr. * | 34 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| B. Thornton * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 11-12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Player #4431893 * | 25 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| F. Okpara * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| E. Mahaffey * | 21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Z. Key | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| D. Royal | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| B. Hardman | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| S. Middleton | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| D. Bonner | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| T. Chatman | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Northwestern Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4684208 * | 35 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| R. Langborg * | 35 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Player #4592712 * | 32 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| T. Berry * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| M. Nicholson * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| N. Martinelli | 28 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| L. Hunger | 23 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| J. Clayton | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| B. Preston | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Mullins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| G. Hurlburt | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter