Model Predictions
| Model | SMU Mustangs | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.8% | 39.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.5% | 39.5% | -2.3 | ✗ (7.3 off) |
| Efficiency | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls +5 (57-52). Predictions use season-end ratings.
SMU Mustangs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Willingham | 35 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| B. Hopkins | 33 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| D. Roberts | 31 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - |
| D. Pearson | 26 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| D. Rackauskas | 19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| I. Ofoegbu | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| B. Morris | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| B. Fall | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| B. Epps | 9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Killen | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Almond | 37 | 14-19 | 2-4 | 10-11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 31 | - |
| J.R. Harrison | 30 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -4 | - |
| P. Britton | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| L. Williams | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| J. Moore | 21 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| P. Packevicius | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| G. Killings | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| R. Foster | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| M. Hagen | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| J. Bridges | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter