Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.4% | 69.6% | +5.4 | ✗ (13.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.7% | 48.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: UTEP Miners -8 (86-94). Ratings: 2008-09 season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Coleman | 38 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | - |
| K. Lewis | 38 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 17-18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Q. Calhoun | 38 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Desmond Wade | 32 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Cousin | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| N. Mosley | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| DaShaun Williams | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Zamal Nixon | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| H. McGloster | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Coleman | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Jackson | 38 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 12-14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Randy Culpepper | 33 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| K. Cooper | 30 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| T. Watts | 25 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Julyan Stone | 23 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Arnett Moultrie | 19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| G. McCulley | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jason Jones | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| W. Portalatin | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| B. Ffrench | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| C. Britten | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| I. Gordon | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter