Buckeyes vs Golden Gophers

Gameday · THU MAR 4

Ohio StateVSMinnesota

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Tip8:30 PM ET

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Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

Win probability

1912 blend

72% OSUMINN 28%

Adj. efficiency69%

31%

SRS63%

37%

Elo86%

14%

OSU +1.2

Proj. margin

152.7

Proj. total

69.3

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 0J.Mobley Jr.G · 5.0 APG19.3
• 1A.BynumF · 5.7 RPG15.0
• 10J.PippenG · 2.3 APG10.3
• 4A.JelavicF · 7.3 RPG15.0
• 6A.Thompson4.0 RPG5.7

• 1I.AsumaG · 3.3 APG14.3
• 3B.DurkinF · 4.0 RPG8.7
• 0K.EvansG · 4.3 APG12.7
• 5J.Crocker-JohnsonF · 6.0 RPG14.0
• 2G.GroveF · 4.3 RPG9.3

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

+23.3Adj. net rating+11.2

27thAdj. net rank77th

125.1Adj. offense112.7

101.7Adj. defense101.4

72.7Pace65.8

9.7SRS3.1

2031Elo1722

2–1Record3–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 3 games

85.3Points74.7

77.7Opp points57.7

52.6%eFG%53.7%

16.0%TO%19.0%

30.6%OREB%29.3%

.50FT rate.26

41%3PA rate48%

56%Assisted FG%74%

Last five games

Ohio State

W84-74vs MRSH

W89-65vs YSU

L83-94@ BYU

L64-66vs TCU

L67-71@ MICH

Minnesota

W63-61@ CIN

W76-62vs STMN

W85-50vs UND

L48-67vs BAY

L67-72vs RUTG

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26MINN 74 · OSU 82Tue, 1/20

24-25OSU 89 · MINN 88Mon, 1/6

23-24OSU 79 · MINN 88Thu, 2/22

23-24MINN 74 · OSU 84Sun, 12/3

22-23MINN 70 · OSU 67Thu, 1/12

21-22MINN 45 · OSU 70Tue, 2/15

21-22OSU 75 · MINN 64Thu, 1/27

20-21MINN 75 · OSU 79Thu, 3/11

20-21OSU 60 · MINN 77Sun, 1/3

19-20MINN 62 · OSU 59Thu, 1/23

Game information

TipThursday, Mar 4 · 8:30 PM ET

VenueWilliams Arena · Minneapolis, MN

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Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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