Model Predictions
| Model | Iowa State Cyclones | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.1% | 82.9% | +10.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.7% | 82.3% | +8.4 | ✗ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Cougars -4 (67-71). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Iowa State Cyclones
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Brackins * | 39 | 15-23 | 2-4 | 6-10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 26 | - |
| B. Petersen * | 35 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Diante Garrett * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Justin Hamilton * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Lucca Staiger * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Charles Boozer | 18 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Thompson | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jamie Vanderbeken | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wes Eikmeier | 8 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Dominique Buckley | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| S. Haluska | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lewis * | 40 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Aubrey Coleman * | 40 | 10-24 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Marcus Cousin * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Desmond Wade * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -4 | - |
| S. Coleman * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Q. Calhoun | 23 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| DaShaun Williams | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| N. Mosley | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| H. McGloster | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter