Model Predictions
| Model | Western Michigan Broncos | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.6% | 88.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.2% | 86.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.6% | 99.4% | +28.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +33 (91-58). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Western Michigan Broncos
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Ryans * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -24.6 |
| Jayden Brewer * | 27 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | -24.0 |
| Max Burton * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -25.7 |
| Jalen Griffith * | 13 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -4 | -9.5 |
| Hudson Ward * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9.0 |
| Brady Swartz | 31 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | -19.6 |
| Carson Vis | 23 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -8.1 |
| Sharod Barnes | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -12.0 |
| Michael Sulaka | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3.7 |
| Nicholas Errica | 9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Declan Peterson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Trey Lewis | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -10.7 |
| Junior Sileu | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.0 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley Jr. * | 28 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +37.4 |
| Bruce Thornton * | 26 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +34.7 |
| Christoph Tilly * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | +22.3 |
| Devin Royal * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | +17.1 |
| Brandon Noel * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +21.1 |
| Amare Bynum | 19 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | +7.9 |
| Ivan Njegovan | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | +7.4 |
| Gabe Cupps | 13 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +5.4 |
| Colin White | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | +3.5 |
| Mathieu Grujicic | 11 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Taison Chatman | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -8.8 |
| Braylen Nash | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
* = starter