Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Illinois Fighting Illini | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 23.0% | 77.0% | +6.7 | ✗ (12.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Illinois Fighting Illini -6 (81-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Washington Jr. | 31 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Justin Ahrens | 29 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| E.J. Liddell | 27 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Kyle Young | 24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Meechie Johnson | 17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Seth Towns | 16 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Zed Key | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Musa Jallow | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Justice Sueing * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | - |
| E. Brown III | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Frazier * | 37 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| A. Dosunmu * | 35 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Adam Miller * | 32 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| K. Cockburn * | 31 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| D. Williams * | 22 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| G. Bezhanishvili | 15 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| J. Grandison | 12 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| A. Curbelo | 12 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Coleman Hawkins | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter