Model Predictions
| Model | BYU Cougars | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.8% | 55.2% | +1.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.5% | 65.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: USC Trojans +5 (87-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
BYU Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hall * | 33 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | - |
| G. Meads * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| K. Young * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Jensen * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| A. Ainge * | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - |
| T. Nashif | 25 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - |
| J. Balderson | 25 | 6-12 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| D. Dawes | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| M. Rose | 16 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| C. Miles | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| T. Plaisted | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Neil * | 40 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| G. Pruitt * | 28 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| N. Curtis * | 22 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| D. Craven * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | - |
| A. Betz-White | 30 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| N. Young | 22 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| G. Guenther Jr. | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Shackleford | 17 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| E. Craven | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter