Model Predictions
| Model | Iowa Hawkeyes | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.8% | 80.2% | +7.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.8% | 75.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes -7 (70-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Iowa Hawkeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Sandfort | 36 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Josh Dix | 36 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +8.0 |
| Ladji Dembele | 28 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | +5.7 |
| Drew Thelwell | 26 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Brock Harding | 22 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +6.8 |
| Pryce Sandfort | 20 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Seydou Traore | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | +14.4 |
| Even Brauns | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +3.3 |
| Carter Kingsbury | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Thornton | 38 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19 | -9.1 |
| Devin Royal | 37 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | -4.1 |
| Micah Parrish | 35 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +1.1 |
| John Mobley Jr. | 29 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -6.9 |
| Aaron Bradshaw | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.5 |
| Sean Stewart | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3.4 |
| Evan Mahaffey | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7.3 |
| Ques Glover | 11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Colin White | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7.2 |
* = starter