Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.6% | 22.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.3% | 32.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.8% | 42.2% | -1.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 74.2% | 25.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.3% | 25.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Comets -9 (62-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticha Penicheiro * | 37 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Tangela Smith * | 29 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| DeMya Walker * | 27 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Edna Campbell * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kara Lawson | 28 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Ruthie Bolton | 10 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chantelle Anderson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Thompson * | 38 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Dominique Canty * | 33 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Octavia Blue * | 29 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Tiffani Johnson | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Felicia Ragland | 20 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Sheila Lambert | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter