Model Predictions
| Model | Purdue Boilermakers | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.5% | 28.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 78.3% | 21.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.9% | 29.1% | -4.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 80.4% | 19.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 88.0% | 12.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 88.1% | 11.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +4 (73-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Smith * | 39 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Zach Edey * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | +9.1 |
| Lance Jones * | 30 | 3-11 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +1.9 |
| Fletcher Loyer * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -3.9 |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn * | 21 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -10.2 |
| Ethan Morton | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.0 |
| Mason Gillis | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -7.9 |
| Caleb Furst | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2.4 |
| Myles Colvin | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.1 |
| Camden Heide | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2.2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Thornton * | 35 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +6.9 |
| Roddy Gayle Jr. * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4.2 |
| Jamison Battle * | 25 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +3.9 |
| Evan Mahaffey * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3.1 |
| Felix Okpara * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.4 |
| Zed Key | 21 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +8.3 |
| Dale Bonner | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +4.2 |
| Scotty Middleton | 15 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +12.4 |
| Devin Royal | 14 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | +4.6 |
| Taison Chatman | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Austin Parks | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +5.1 |
* = starter