Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas State Wildcats | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 44.4% | 55.6% | +1.2 | ✗ (14.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: USC Trojans -13 (67-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Kansas State Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stewart * | 32 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| H. Walker * | 30 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| M. Beasley * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| B. Young * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| D. Sutton * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| J. Pullen | 25 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| R. Anderson Jr. | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| D. Kent | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| F. Brown | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| L. Colon | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Hackett * | 40 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| O.J. Mayo * | 40 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | - |
| D. Lewis * | 32 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| D. Jefferson * | 29 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| T. Gibson * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - |
| K. Wilkinson | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| M. Simmons | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter