Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 96.4% | 3.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.2% | 23.8% | -6.4 | ✗ (7.4 off) |
| Efficiency | 8.2% | 91.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls +1 (74-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Owens | 36 | 9-19 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | - |
| B. Latham | 35 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| L. Smith | 35 | 6-14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| R. Dyer | 31 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| A. Francis | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| E. Cherrington | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| S. de Randamie | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| D. Jones II | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| C. Lawson | 5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Harrison | 36 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| J. McKrieth | 35 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | - |
| L. Williams | 32 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | - |
| M. Harris | 29 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 22 | - |
| P. Britton | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| B. Gillespie | 18 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| J. Moore | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| M. Almond | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| J. Okrzesik | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| G. Killings | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter