Model Predictions
| Model | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 8.4% | 91.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.3% | 82.7% | +8.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls +15 (69-54). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Johnson | 40 | 10-20 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | |
| A. Hayes | 40 | 5-10 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||
| A. Jones | 33 | -3 | -2 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| T. Sutton | 33 | 4-14 | 2-4 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| J. Louro | 28 | 1-2 | 1-2 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| J. Majors | 12 | 1-1 | - | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| K. Collier | 7 | -1 | -1 | - | -1 | ||||||
| Al. Whittington | 7 | - | - | - | 0 |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | 36 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | ||
| S. Wiggins | 35 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| N. Iademarco | 34 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||
| N. Mulkey | 34 | 9-20 | - | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 19 | |
| E. Ogwumike | 29 | 5-11 | -3 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | ||
| L. Grigsby | 22 | 1-4 | 1-2 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| A. Chrisman | 7 | -1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||||
| S. Rainey | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
* = starter