Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 96.4% | 3.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 77.7% | 22.3% | -6.9 | ✗ (15.9 off) |
| Efficiency | 77.4% | 22.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rice Owls +9 (71-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Smith | 39 | 7-16 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| O. Lafayette | 31 | 0-10 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | - |
| L. Roberson | 29 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| R. Dyer | 24 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| B. Latham | 23 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Thorpe | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| C. Bloom | 14 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| S. de Randamie | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| D. Brannon | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T. Martin | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| C. Lawson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Almond | 37 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| L. Williams | 36 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | - |
| J.R. Harrison | 35 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| P. Britton | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| M. Hagen | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| R. Foster | 16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| G. Killings | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| C. Pflieger | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter