Model Predictions
| Model | Illinois Fighting Illini | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.1% | 33.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✓ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 3.4% | 96.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 3.5% | 96.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +16 (77-61). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Rice * | 33 | 7-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | - |
| A. Starks * | 31 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| M. Hill * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| N. Egwu * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| K. Nunn * | 26 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| A. Cosby | 22 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| M. Morgan | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| J. Tate | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| L. Black | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Russell * | 40 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 11 | - |
| S. Thompson * | 37 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| M. Loving * | 34 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | - |
| S. Scott * | 31 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| A. Williams * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| A. Lee | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| T. McDonald | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| J. Tate | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| K. Williams | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Bates-Diop | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter