Scarlet Knights vs Buckeyes

Gameday · THU FEB 25

RutgersVSOhio State

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Tip6:30 PM ET

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Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH

Win probability

1912 blend

8% RUTGOSU 92%

Adj. efficiency5%

95%

SRS10%

90%

Elo10%

90%

OSU +10.5

Proj. margin

158.8

Proj. total

71.5

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 0T.FrancisG · 4.0 APG15.5
• 5D.Buchanan Jr.F · 4.0 RPG7.5
• 2L.MarkG · 2.5 APG10.5
• 4D.Smith Jr.F · 5.0 RPG9.0
• 32C.GurdakC · 1.0 BPG12.0

• 0J.Mobley Jr.G · 5.0 APG19.3
• 1A.BynumF · 5.7 RPG15.0
• 10J.PippenG · 2.3 APG10.3
• 4A.JelavicF · 7.3 RPG15.0
• 6A.Thompson4.0 RPG5.7

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

+2.6Adj. net rating+23.3

139thAdj. net rank27th

109.9Adj. offense125.1

107.4Adj. defense101.7

70.3Pace72.7

-1.6SRS9.7

1641Elo2031

2–0Record2–1

Season per game

2026-27 · 2 games / 2026-27 · 3 games

91.0Points85.3

59.0Opp points77.7

57.9%eFG%52.6%

13.0%TO%16.0%

30.1%OREB%30.6%

.49FT rate.50

37%3PA rate41%

52%Assisted FG%56%

Last five games

Rutgers

W101-64vs NJIT

W81-54vs NHVN

L69-82@ CREI

L59-72@ UCLA

W72-67@ MINN

Ohio State

W84-74vs MRSH

W89-65vs YSU

L83-94@ BYU

L64-66vs TCU

L67-71@ MICH

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26OSU 80 · RUTG 73Fri, 1/2

24-25RUTG 66 · OSU 80Sat, 12/7

23-24OSU 73 · RUTG 51Sun, 3/10

23-24RUTG 72 · OSU 76Wed, 1/3

22-23OSU 64 · RUTG 68Sun, 1/15

22-23RUTG 66 · OSU 67Thu, 12/8

21-22OSU 64 · RUTG 66Wed, 2/9

20-21OSU 79 · RUTG 68Sat, 1/9

20-21RUTG 68 · OSU 80Wed, 12/23

19-20RUTG 66 · OSU 72Wed, 2/12

Game information

TipThursday, Feb 25 · 6:30 PM ET

VenueSchottenstein Center · Columbus, OH

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Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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