Model Predictions
| Model | Northwestern State Demons | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.8% | 83.2% | +10.4 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.7% | 92.3% | +13.7 | ✓ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.5% | 72.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 6.0% | 94.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 5.9% | 94.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls +7 (100-93). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Northwestern State Demons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeek Woodley * | 28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Devonte Hall * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 27 | - |
| Sabri Thompson * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Tra'von Joseph * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Ishmael Lane * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Josh Boyd | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Iziahiah Sweeney | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Malik Metoyer | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Bailey Walker | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Reggie Kissoonlal | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Bell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tanner Hamilton | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Cashaw * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | - |
| Egor Koulechov * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Marcus Jackson * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | - |
| Marcus Evans * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Austin Meyer * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Marquez Letcher-Ellis | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Ako Adams | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Chad Lott | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Robert Martin | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Drone | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter