Model Predictions
| Model | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.3% | 9.7% | -17.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 92.1% | 7.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 94.9% | 5.1% | -16.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 76.1% | 23.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 95.1% | 4.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 95.1% | 4.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 80.0% | 20.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls -19 (66-85). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Thompson * | 37 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | - |
| Taveion Hollingsworth * | 34 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Justin Johnson * | 31 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Dwight Coleby * | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Lamonte Bearden * | 21 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jake Ohmer | 20 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Josh Anderson | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Marek Nelson | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Moustapha Diagne | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Cashaw * | 37 | 5-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Malik Osborne * | 34 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Ako Adams * | 32 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Bishop Mency * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Najja Hunter * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Miles Lester | 15 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Robert Martin | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tim Harrison | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Austin Meyer | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dylan Jones | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Addison Owen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.T. Trauber | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter