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 | ✗ (15.3 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 -10 (58-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. McNeil * | 39 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| F. Okpara * | 35 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| B. Thornton * | 35 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 4-7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | - |
| J. Sueing * | 35 | 5-15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| R. Gayle Jr. * | 25 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| I. Likekele | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| T. Holden | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| E. Brown III | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Hardman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| O. Spencer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Etzler | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Walker * | 37 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| J. Hauser * | 34 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - |
| J. Akins * | 30 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| A. Hoggard * | 29 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| M. Sissoko * | 25 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| M. Hall | 23 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| T. Holloman | 10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Kohler | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| P. Brooks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| C. Cooper | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J. Whitens | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter