Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.9% | 82.1% | +12.2 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.6% | 82.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.7% | 91.3% | +12.9 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 29.9% | 70.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 7.5% | 92.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 7.4% | 92.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +10 (63-53). Ratings: 2004-05 season-end ratings.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Carruth | 39 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| M. Ford | 35 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Jason Forte | 31 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jasper Johnson | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Dante Stiggers | 23 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Jarekus Singleton | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - |
| David Haywood | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dwayne Brown | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Ambres | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Latham | 39 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | - |
| L. Smith | 37 | 5-15 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - |
| R. Dyer | 37 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Andre Owens | 36 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| R. Hannah | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Sergio de Randamie | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| E. Cherrington | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| C. Lawson | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| B. Shelton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Francis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dwight Jones II | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Aaron Anderson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter