Model Predictions
| Model | Wisconsin Badgers | USC Trojans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.5% | 29.5% | -8.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.1% | 28.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.1% | 27.9% | -5.2 | ✓ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 79.4% | 20.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 79.9% | 20.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: USC Trojans -15 (69-84). Ratings: 2024-25 season-end ratings.
Wisconsin Badgers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blackwell * | 34 | 10-16 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +7.4 |
| Max Klesmit * | 27 | 7-14 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +5.3 |
| Nolan Winter * | 27 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | +2.4 |
| John Tonje * | 22 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -4.3 |
| Steven Crowl * | 17 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +4.7 |
| Kamari McGee | 28 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | +11.6 |
| Carter Gilmore | 24 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +6.2 |
| Xavier Amos | 9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +5.0 |
| Jack Janicki | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.9 |
| Daniel Freitag | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Chris Hodges | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3.7 |
| Isaac Gard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Jack Robison | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Markus Ilver | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.8 |
USC Trojans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas * | 40 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +2.6 |
| Chibuzo Agbo * | 39 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -2.1 |
| Wesley Yates III * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -6.7 |
| Desmond Claude * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Josh Cohen * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | +0.2 |
| Rashaun Agee | 30 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Patton Jr. | 15 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +0.0 |
| Clark Slajchert | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Harrison Hornery | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
* = starter