Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.7% | 93.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.3% | 84.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.0% | 93.0% | +14.3 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 3.4% | 96.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 3.3% | 96.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UTEP Miners +12 (76-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamal Nixon * | 39 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Maurice McNeil * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Darian Thibodeaux * | 29 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Alandise Harris * | 24 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Adam Brown * | 18 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Washington | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Nick Haywood | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Kirk Van Slyke | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Mikhail McLean | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donald Brooks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julyan Stone * | 39 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Randy Culpepper * | 37 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 12-12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Christian Polk * | 34 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Jeremy Williams * | 30 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Claude Britten * | 20 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Gabriel McCulley | 24 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| John Bohannon | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Isaac Gordon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter