Model Predictions
| Model | BYU Cougars | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.5% | 78.5% | +8.1 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.1% | 72.9% | +5.4 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.0% | 66.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: USC Trojans +7 (91-84). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
BYU Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Emery * | 34 | 5-17 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Eric Mika * | 28 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | - |
| TJ Haws * | 26 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - |
| L.J. Rose * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Yoeli Childs * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Davin Guinn | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Kyle Davis | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Braiden Shaw | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jamal Aytes | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Zach Frampton | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Steven Beo | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Colby Leifson | 4 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Payton Dastrup | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin * | 38 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Elijah Stewart * | 34 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Chimezie Metu * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Shaqquan Aaron * | 27 | 6-16 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Nick Rakocevic * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| De'Anthony Melton | 30 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Jonah Mathews | 20 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Charles Buggs | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kurt Karis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter