Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.9% | 76.1% | +7.8 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.2% | 60.8% | +2.4 | ✓ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +11 (59-48). Ratings: 2014-15 season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Gearhart * | 39 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Bishop Mency * | 34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Max Guercy * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Jackson * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Andrew Drone * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Van Green | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeremy Jones | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dan Peera | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J.T. Trauber | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRon Barnes * | 39 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | - |
| Jherrod Stiggers * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| L.J. Rose * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Devonta Pollard * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Danrad Knowles * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Mikhail McLean | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Eric Weary | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter