Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 1.8% | 98.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.1% | 83.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (10.3 off) |
| Efficiency | 16.6% | 83.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +3 (74-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Almond | 38 | 6-19 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | - |
| J.R. Harrison | 38 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 11 | - |
| L. Williams | 34 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| P. Britton | 32 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | - |
| J. Moore | 30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| P. Packevicius | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| R. Foster | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| G. Killings | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| C. Szalay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Lafayette | 40 | 7-18 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | - |
| J. Thorpe | 36 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| B. Latham | 30 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | - |
| L. Smith | 30 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | - |
| C. Lawson | 21 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| R. Dyer | 18 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| S. Anderson | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| D. Brannon | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| S. de Randamie | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter