Model Predictions
| Model | USC Trojans | Colorado Buffaloes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.5% | 71.5% | +5.8 | ✓ (15.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.7% | 79.3% | +7.4 | ✓ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.8% | 73.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.7% | 73.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.9% | 66.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Colorado Buffaloes +21 (86-65). Ratings: 2014-15 season-end ratings.
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Jacobs * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Nikola Jovanovic * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Katin Reinhardt * | 24 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -3 | - |
| Malik Marquetti * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Malik Martin * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Elijah Stewart | 23 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Strahinja Gavrilovic | 22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Darion Clark | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kahlil Dukes | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devon Pflueger | 7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askia Booker * | 27 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Jaron Hopkins * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Xavier Johnson * | 25 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Dustin Thomas * | 24 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Wesley Gordon * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Xavier Talton | 20 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dominique Collier | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Tre'Shaun Fletcher | 14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Tory Miller-Stewart | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Eli Stalzer | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brett Brady | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Repine | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Geoffrey Bates | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter