Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 95.1% | 4.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.0% | 39.0% | -2.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Efficiency | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -2 (72-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Coleman | 40 | 13-27 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | - |
| D. Wade | 36 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| M. McNeil | 32 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - |
| K. Lewis | 28 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| A. Brown | 19 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| K. Washington | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| K. Van Slyke | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| S. Coleman | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| K. Broughton | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Z. Nixon | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Slaughter | 39 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | - |
| S. Pettigrew | 33 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - |
| S. Kerusch | 33 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | - |
| J. Evans | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | - |
| C. Dickerson | 27 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Crook | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| C. Dixon | 16 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| J. Tipping | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter