Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Michigan State Spartans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.1% | 80.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.0% | 96.0% | +17.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Michigan State Spartans +13 (81-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Stevens | 40 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 24 | - |
| R. Moussa | 30 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | - |
| J. Howell | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| N. Maduka | 29 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | - |
| M. Palmer | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| J. Goodwine | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| E. Gumbs | 10 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| M. Adetula | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A. Lang | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| B. Allen | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| A. Obinnah | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Johnson | 38 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| K. Bell | 35 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| B. Mills | 33 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| A. Powers | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | - |
| A. Pickrel | 20 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| T. Jankoska | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| C. Miller | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| M. Williams | 5 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| M. Harris | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A. Morrissey | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter