Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | California Golden Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.4% | 79.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.6% | 87.4% | +10.7 | ✓ (21.3 off) |
Actual: California Golden Bears +32 (97-65). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Mency * | 33 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -1.4 |
| Egor Koulechov * | 31 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | -1.1 |
| Marcus Evans * | 31 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +0.5 |
| Max Guercy * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -1.6 |
| Andrew Drone * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Connor Cashaw | 31 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1.1 |
| Marquez Letcher-Ellis | 16 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Amir Smith | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Nate Pollard | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.7 |
California Golden Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wallace * | 30 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | +3.4 |
| Jabari Bird * | 27 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +3.2 |
| Jordan Mathews * | 23 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +2.5 |
| Ivan Rabb * | 16 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 15 | 5-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Sam Singer | 25 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0.4 |
| Stephen Domingo | 24 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Roger Moute a Bidias | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Kameron Rooks | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +2.1 |
| Kingsley Okoroh | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Brenden Glapion | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter