Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.1% | 8.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.6% | 20.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 84.8% | 15.2% | -9.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.7% | 32.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.8% | 10.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.8% | 10.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 69.6% | 30.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls -17 (66-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lewis | 40 | 7-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| A. Coleman | 39 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 3-8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | - |
| M. McNeil | 38 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 29 | - |
| D. Wade | 31 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| K. Washington | 22 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| S. Coleman | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Z. Nixon | 10 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| A. Brown | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kazemi | 35 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | - |
| L. Ghoram | 33 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| T. Jackson | 32 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| C. Frizzelle | 25 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
| T. Stanton | 24 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| L. Kuipers | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| B. Beasley | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A.J. Holland | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| S. Braimoh | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| N. Schwarze | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| E. Herndon | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| C. Eversley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Pirri | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter