Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 96.4% | 3.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 79.1% | 20.9% | -7.3 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Efficiency | 95.1% | 4.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls -9 (60-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. McKiver | 35 | 4-16 | 3-8 | 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| K. Lewis | 29 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| D. Williams | 29 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| L. Smith | 29 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| T. Toney | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| M. Cousin | 14 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| D. Dowell | 12 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| M. Malone | 11 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| H. McGloster | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Z. Nixon | 9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| B. Pane | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Foster | 39 | 3-13 | 3-11 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | - |
| P. Packevicius | 37 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 25 | - |
| B. Beasley | 30 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| P. Britton | 29 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | - |
| L. Ghoram | 28 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | - |
| P. Beasley | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| S. Braimoh | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| S. Saunders | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| C. Szalay | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A. Perka | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter