Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.2% | 71.8% | +5.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rice Owls -1 (75-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Young * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Alandise Harris * | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Player #51520 * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | - |
| Darian Thibodeaux * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 31 | - |
| TaShawn Thomas * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Leon Gibson | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Jimmie Jones | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| J.J. Thompson | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Kirk Van Slyke | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsalan Kazemi * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 28 | - |
| Lucas Kuipers * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Connor Frizzelle * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Emerson Herndon * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Nate Schwarze * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tamir Jackson | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Omar Oraby | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | - |
| Dylan Ennis | 23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | - |
| Player #56267 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Jarelle Reischel | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Julian DeBose | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
* = starter