Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | California Golden Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.7% | 84.3% | +9.2 | ✓ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.3% | 67.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: California Golden Bears +1 (80-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Branch | 35 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| A. Harris | 34 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| J. Harris | 28 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 2 | - |
| S. Hawkins | 27 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| T. Hill | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| A. Okoene | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| O. Barnes | 13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| J. Blackshell-Fair | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| M. West | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| D. Jones | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| D. Gladney | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
California Golden Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Caldwell | 37 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | -3 | - |
| K. Smith | 37 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| A. Thomas | 35 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 8-10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| K. Anigwe | 30 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 26 | - |
| J. Brown | 26 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| M. Forbes | 16 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| C. West | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| A. Styles | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter