Model Predictions
| Model | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.2% | 54.8% | -0.2 | ✗ (0.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✗ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rice Owls -1 (72-73). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mayo * | 38 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Dedric Boyd * | 33 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Deandre Dishman * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Asante Gist * | 28 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Zach Charles * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| A.J. Youngman | 17 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Dillon Avare | 16 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | - |
| JacQuess Hobbs | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Davis | 9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Peyton Broughton | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Cashaw * | 35 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Bishop Mency * | 35 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Ako Adams * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Robert Martin * | 27 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 5-9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Austin Meyer * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| A.J. Lapray | 17 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dylan Jones | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tim Harrison | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Najja Hunter | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Malik Osborne | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter