Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.8% | 30.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✓ (15.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 12.1% | 87.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 15.5% | 84.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 15.4% | 84.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +17 (79-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Langford | 32 | 4-15 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Henry | 29 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Rocket Watts | 27 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Foster Loyer | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Julius Marble | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Thomas Kithier | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Bingham | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Joey Hauser * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Malik Hall | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| A.J. Hoggard | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Mady Sissoko | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Washington Jr. * | 31 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Justice Sueing * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| E.J. Liddell * | 28 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Justin Ahrens * | 23 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Kyle Young * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| CJ Walker | 25 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Musa Jallow | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zed Key | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Seth Towns | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| E. Brown III | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Meechie Johnson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter