Model Predictions
| Model | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.7% | 38.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.8% | 43.2% | -1.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Efficiency | 95.6% | 4.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rice Owls +5 (67-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Dean | 37 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| M. Cuffee | 34 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| K. Young | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| B. Smithson | 27 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| M. Morrison | 27 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| F. Cuyler | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| J. Loe | 10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| A. Weekes | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| B. Lake | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| K. Christmas | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Harrison | 36 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| L. Williams | 30 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - |
| B. Gillespie | 24 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| J. McKrieth | 24 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| P. Britton | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| J. Moore | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M. Harris | 17 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| G. Killings | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | - |
| J. Okrzesik | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| M. Almond | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter