Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | South Carolina Gamecocks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.7% | 26.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 74.6% | 25.4% | -5.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 81.9% | 18.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 96.9% | 3.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 95.0% | 5.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 95.0% | 5.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: South Carolina Gamecocks -8 (66-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Weatherspoon | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| William Buford * | 40 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Deshaun Thomas * | 40 | 13-16 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 38 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 33 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Jared Sullinger * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Evan Ravenel | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Amir Williams | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jordan Sibert | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Thompson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
South Carolina Gamecocks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Ellington | 23 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Brenton Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| M. Cooke * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Damontre Harris * | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Lakeem Jackson * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Eric Smith * | 23 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Gill * | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Bruce Ellington | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Damien Leonard | 22 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| RJ Slawson | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Carlton Geathers | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Brian Richardson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter