Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 97.5% | 2.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.2% | 35.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 67.2% | 32.8% | -3.9 | ✗ (9.9 off) |
| Efficiency | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: UTEP Miners +6 (87-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. McKiver | 39 | 8-20 | 5-11 | 8-8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 17 | - |
| D. Dowell | 37 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | - |
| L. Smith | 27 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| M. Malone | 24 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| K. Lewis | 23 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| T. Toney | 19 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| M. Cousin | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| D. Williams | 13 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Jackson | 39 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 5-12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 23 | - |
| M. Kilgore | 36 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | - |
| T. Watts | 28 | 8-12 | 3-3 | 0-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | - |
| V. Ramalho | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| G. McCulley | 20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| R. Culpepper | 20 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| J. Stone | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - |
| P. Smith | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| W. Portalatin | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J. Sampson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter