Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | VCU Rams | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.5% | 32.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.5% | 39.5% | -2.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Efficiency | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: VCU Rams -3 (72-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell * | 44 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Shannon Scott * | 42 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sam Thompson * | 33 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Amir Williams * | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Marc Loving | 23 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 13 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Trey McDonald | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kam Williams | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
VCU Rams
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treveon Graham * | 42 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| JeQuan Lewis * | 33 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Doug Brooks * | 25 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Mo Alie-Cox * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Terry Larrier * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Melvin Johnson | 38 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Jordan Burgess | 26 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jonathan Williams | 10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Jarred Guest | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Justin Tillman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter