Model Predictions
| Model | West Virginia Mountaineers | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.4% | 80.6% | +7.8 | ✓ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +1 (89-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
West Virginia Mountaineers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenen Lorient | 44 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 25 | +12.2 |
| Chance Moore | 41 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 10-12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | -5.9 |
| Jasper Floyd | 40 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +1.9 |
| Honor Huff | 39 | 7-17 | 5-13 | 5-6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | -7.6 |
| Jackson Fields | 26 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -0.3 |
| Harlan Obioha | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3.2 |
| Treysen Eaglestaff | 23 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +4.4 |
| Amir Jenkins | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.8 |
| DJ Thomas | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.9 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Thornton | 49 | 8-17 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +3.1 |
| Christoph Tilly | 42 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | +7.9 |
| John Mobley Jr. | 39 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +11.3 |
| Amare Bynum | 38 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | +6.1 |
| Devin Royal | 36 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | +2.3 |
| Brandon Noel | 17 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | -7.4 |
| Colin White | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.7 |
| Gabe Cupps | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4.0 |
| Taison Chatman | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6.0 |
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