Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.5% | 79.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.7% | 41.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.7% | 64.3% | +3.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 72.1% | 27.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 92.5% | 7.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 82.9% | 17.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini -9 (39-48). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Smith Jr. | 30 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| L. Ross | 26 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| S. Scott | 26 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| A. Craft | 25 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | - |
| S. Thompson | 25 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| A. Williams | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Della Valle | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| M. Loving | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| T. McDonald | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Egwu | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | - |
| T. Abrams | 32 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| R. Rice | 31 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| K. Nunn | 30 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| M. Hill | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Ekey | 19 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Bertrand | 19 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 | - |
| J. Tate | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| M. Morgan | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter