Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Kansas Jayhawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 97.7% | 2.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 97.3% | 2.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.4% | 71.6% | +5.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kansas Jayhawks +11 (78-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Deshaun Thomas * | 40 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| William Buford * | 40 | 8-23 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 38 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Evan Ravenel * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Jordan Sibert | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Amir Williams | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naadir Tharpe | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Elijah Johnson * | 37 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Tyshawn Taylor * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Travis Releford * | 32 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Thomas Robinson * | 30 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Withey * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Young | 24 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Conner Teahan | 18 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Justin Wesley | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter