Model Predictions
| Model | Mercer Bears | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.7% | 90.3% | +12.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 4.7% | 95.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 4.6% | 95.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +20 (64-44). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Jelks * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Jestin Lewis * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Demetre Rivers * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Phillip Leonard * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Desmond Ringer * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Jordan Strawberry | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Ethan Stair | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lawrence Brown | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Niklas Ney | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| James Bento | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jaylen Stowe | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Cory Kilby | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Fishler | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tyre Moore | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Loving * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 24 | - |
| JaQuan Lyle * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Keita Bates-Diop * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22 | - |
| Trevor Thompson * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Daniel Giddens | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Kam Williams | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| A.J. Harris | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mickey Mitchell | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| David Bell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joey Lane | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter