Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.3% | 23.7% | -6.4 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 82.0% | 18.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 82.4% | 17.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Golden Gophers -1 (88-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Thornton | 47 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +5.7 |
| Devin Royal | 41 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 9-11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +7.8 |
| Micah Parrish | 40 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +6.0 |
| Ques Glover | 32 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +1.4 |
| John Mobley Jr. | 25 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | -2.7 |
| Aaron Bradshaw | 21 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +1.8 |
| Sean Stewart | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | +2.8 |
| Evan Mahaffey | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1.2 |
| Colin White | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0.1 |
| Austin Parks | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu'Cye Patterson | 48 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | -2.3 |
| Mike Mitchell Jr. | 46 | 6-16 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | -3.3 |
| Parker Fox | 40 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | -4.1 |
| Isaac Asuma | 40 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | -0.5 |
| Dawson Garcia | 29 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2.0 |
| Femi Odukale | 16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2.5 |
| Kadyn Betts | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Trey Edmonds | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.0 |
| Frank Mitchell | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -0.1 |
| Brennan Rigsby | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2.0 |
* = starter