Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 1.9% | 98.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.8% | 84.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +8 (78-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jackson | 32 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | - |
| L. Kuipers | 31 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| C. Frizzelle | 31 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| L. Ghoram | 29 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| S. Braimoh | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| A. Kazemi | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | - |
| A.J. Holland | 18 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| E. Herndon | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| N. Schwarze | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Eversley | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lewis | 40 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| A. Coleman | 38 | 6-19 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 8 | - |
| K. Washington | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| D. Wade | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| S. Coleman | 23 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Z. Nixon | 18 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| A. Brown | 15 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| K. Van Slyke | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| K. Broughton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter