Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.0% | 33.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.1% | 35.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.4% | 80.6% | +7.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: USC Trojans +9 (83-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sheldon | 37 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | - |
| C. Taylor | 35 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| C. McMahon | 34 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -1 | - |
| T. Thierry | 33 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| R. Mikulasikova | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| R. Harris | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| D. Collins | 15 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| T. Parks | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E. Walker | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Padilla | 38 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| M. Forbes | 37 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - |
| R. Marshall | 36 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 28 | - |
| K. Davis | 35 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| J. Watkins | 31 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 9-10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 22 | - |
| T. Bigby | 17 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| M. Samuels | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Akunwafo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter