Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | VCU Rams | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.1% | 75.9% | +7.8 | ✓ (6.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.3% | 62.7% | +2.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: VCU Rams +1 (73-72). Ratings: 2007-08 season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. McKiver | 40 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 9-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Dion Dowell | 39 | 4-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| B. Pane | 26 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Zamal Nixon | 25 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| L. Smith | 24 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| M. Malone | 24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Cousin | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| T. Toney | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| N. Mosley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
VCU Rams
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Shuler | 39 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Eric Maynor | 35 | 1-12 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| M. Anderson | 29 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| W. Fameni | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| T.J. Gwynn | 24 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| F. Ndongo | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Rodriguez | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| L. Kearse | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Larry Sanders | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| E. Nixon | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Pishchalnikov | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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