Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.9% | 71.1% | +5.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
Actual: UTEP Miners +10 (86-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Koulechov | 35 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Jackson | 32 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Evans | 30 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 13-16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Connor Cashaw | 27 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Marquez Letcher-Ellis | 24 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 2-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Ako Adams | 24 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Drone | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Chad Lott | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Austin Meyer | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Robert Martin | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Harris | 38 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Dominic Artis | 37 | 10-13 | 2-3 | 4-7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 27 | - |
| Jake Flaggert | 36 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Trey Touchet | 30 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Paul Thomas | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Kelvin Jones | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Matt Willms | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Deon Barrett | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ivan Venegas | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Barnes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter