Model Predictions
| Model | USC Trojans | Villanova Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.6% | 95.4% | +19.4 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.0% | 93.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 3.1% | 96.9% | +18.9 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 22.8% | 77.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 15.6% | 84.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Villanova Wildcats +15 (94-79). Ratings: 2013-14 season-end ratings.
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pe'Shon Howard * | 34 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Byron Wesley * | 33 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Julian Jacobs * | 28 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Omar Oraby * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Nikola Jovanovic * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Roschon Prince | 27 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Chass Bryan | 22 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| D.J. Haley | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Brendyn Taylor | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Strahinja Gavrilovic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Arcidiacono * | 28 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Darrun Hilliard * | 25 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Daniel Ochefu * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | - |
| James Bell * | 24 | 8-18 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | - |
| JayVaughn Pinkston * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Dylan Ennis | 23 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Josh Hart | 18 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Tony Chennault | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Kris Jenkins | 15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Darryl Reynolds | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter