Model Predictions
| Model | Youngstown State Penguins | Ohio State Buckeyes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 3.5% | 96.5% | +23.9 | β (0.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 4.2% | 95.8% | - | β |
| Margin | 7.7% | 92.3% | +27.4 | β (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 8.3% | 91.7% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 17.0% | 83.0% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 16.8% | 83.2% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 8.9% | 91.1% | - | β |
Actual: Ohio State Buckeyes +24 (89-65). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
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Youngstown State Penguins
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Haynes * | 31 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Linus Holmstrom * | 29 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | -7.5 |
| Dom Aekins * | 28 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | -10.4 |
| Jeff Nwankwo * | 22 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -11.6 |
| Kelvin Amoako * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -4.7 |
| Japhet Moupadele | 22 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | -13.2 |
| Jermaine Coleman | 15 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -3.2 |
| Kaelen Destin | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -7.9 |
| Jayden Tyler | 11 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -5.3 |
| Jamar Livingston | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8.8 |
| Luka Lokhmanchuk | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4.5 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mobley Jr. * | 34 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +28.1 |
| Amare Bynum * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 9-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Justin Pippen * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +1.9 |
| A. JelaviΔ * | 25 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +18.8 |
| Anthony Thompson * | 17 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +1.1 |
| Lj Smith | 24 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +26.0 |
| Jimmie Williams | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3.7 |
| Curtis Givens III | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +7.6 |
| Josh Ojianwuna | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Ivan Njegovan | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4.3 |
| Lee Aaliya | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.4 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0.9 |
| Braylen Nash | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Vuk Lazarevic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0 |
* = starter