Model Predictions
| Model | Pepperdine Waves | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 5.4% | 94.6% | +19.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 1.5% | 98.5% | +23.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 13.7% | 86.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 11.5% | 88.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: USC Trojans +26 (93-67). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Pepperdine Waves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Reyes * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Jeremy Major * | 32 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Knox Hellums * | 25 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Jonathan Allen * | 19 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Nolan Taylor * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Elijah Lee | 24 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Lamond Murray Jr. | 19 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -2 | - |
| Nate Gehring | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Keenan | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Craig LeCesne | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Hempy | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Caleb Martin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Stewart * | 29 | 9-15 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Chimezie Metu * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Jordan McLaughlin * | 28 | 7-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Shaqquan Aaron * | 26 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Nick Rakocevic * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Jonah Mathews | 23 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| De'Anthony Melton | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Harrison Henderson | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Kurt Karis | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devin Fleming | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Samer Dhillon | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter