Model Predictions
| Model | USC Trojans | Utah Utes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.5% | 28.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.7% | 51.3% | +0.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Utah Utes +8 (80-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jacobs * | 38 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| J. McLaughlin * | 37 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | - |
| N. Jovanovic * | 24 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| B. Boatwright * | 23 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| E. Stewart * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| K. Reinhardt | 23 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | - |
| C. Metu | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| D. Clark | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Utah Utes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl * | 38 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Jordan Loveridge * | 38 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Brandon Taylor * | 38 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 32 | 11-12 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Lorenzo Bonam * | 18 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Dakarai Tucker | 26 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Brekkott Chapman | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Reyes | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter