Model Predictions
| Model | Ohio State Buckeyes | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.6% | 76.4% | +6.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 5.8% | 94.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +6 (66-60). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Thornton | 40 | 12-22 | 2-8 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | - |
| T. Chatman | 32 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| A. Bynum | 29 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| C. Tilly | 29 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| C. White | 25 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| P. Johnson | 20 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| I. Njegovan | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| G. Cupps | 11 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fears Jr. | 35 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| C. Cooper | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | - |
| C. Carr | 32 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| J. Scott | 31 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| K. Teng | 23 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -3 | - |
| J. Kohler | 17 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| C. Ward | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| D. Wojcik | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| T. Fort | 4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| J. McCulloch | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter