Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.8% | 82.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.1% | 66.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.5% | 72.5% | +5.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +6 (84-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sueing * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | - |
| B. Thornton * | 33 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Player #5105839 * | 30 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | - |
| R. Gayle Jr. * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| F. Okpara * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Player #4592306 | 28 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| I. Likekele | 22 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| E. Brown III | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player #4432129 * | 35 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Player #4295180 * | 35 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| A. Hoggard * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 9-11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Player #4592693 * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| J. Whitens * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Akins | 25 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| M. Sissoko | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - |
| T. Holloman | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| J. Kohler | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| P. Brooks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| C. Cooper | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| D. Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| N. Sanders | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Izzo | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter