Model Predictions
| Model | UConn Huskies | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.5% | 71.5% | +5.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.7% | 80.3% | +7.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 21.1% | 78.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.2% | 67.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +5 (75-70). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
UConn Huskies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Purvis * | 38 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Jalen Adams * | 37 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Vance Jackson * | 31 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Kentan Facey * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Amida Brimah * | 24 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Christian Vital | 23 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -4 | - |
| Steven Enoch | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Durham | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Noyes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gray * | 40 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Damyean Dotson * | 38 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Galen Robinson * | 33 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kyle Meyer * | 31 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Devin Davis * | 23 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Danrad Knowles | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Wes VanBeck | 9 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Bertrand Nkali | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter