Model Predictions
| Model | Penn State Nittany Lions | Purdue Boilermakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.4% | 79.6% | +9.6 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.0% | 81.0% | +8.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 20.4% | 79.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.7% | 67.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Purdue Boilermakers +5 (64-59). Ratings: 2014-15 season-end ratings.
Penn State Nittany Lions
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Banks | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D.J. Newbill * | 39 | 6-18 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Ross Travis * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Shep Garner * | 32 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Geno Thorpe * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Dickerson * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Brandon Taylor | 25 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Julian Moore | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Donovon Jack | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Devin Foster | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Purdue Boilermakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Octeus * | 37 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Vince Edwards * | 34 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Dakota Mathias * | 32 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| AJ Hammons * | 31 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Rapheal Davis * | 28 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Kendall Stephens | 17 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Haas | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Basil Smotherman | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| P.J. Thompson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter