Model Predictions
| Model | USC Trojans | California Golden Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 51.5% | 48.5% | -0.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 63.2% | 36.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: California Golden Bears -3 (75-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Stepheson * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | - |
| N. Vucevic * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 35 | - |
| J. Fontan * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| M. Jones * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | - |
| M. Simmons * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| D. Smith | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| G. Jackson | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
California Golden Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Kamp * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 26 | - |
| Jorge Gutierrez * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Brandon Smith * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Markhuri Sanders-Frison * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 34 | - |
| Jeff Powers * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Richard Solomon | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Emerson Murray | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Bak Bak | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nigel Carter | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter