Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Penn State Nittany Lions | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.3% | 33.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.7% | 23.3% | -6.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.8% | 41.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 87.6% | 12.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 87.8% | 12.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Penn State Nittany Lions +2 (65-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson * | 34 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| L. Smith Jr. * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| LaQuinton Ross * | 33 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 11-13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Aaron Craft * | 19 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Amir Williams * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Scott | 28 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Trey McDonald | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Amedeo Della Valle | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Marc Loving | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
Penn State Nittany Lions
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Newbill * | 38 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 11-12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| T. Frazier * | 38 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | - |
| R. Travis * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| J. Dickerson * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Z. Cooper * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Taylor | 32 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| D. Jack | 20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| G. Thorpe | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| G. Woodward | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| A. Wisniewski | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter