Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 10.4% | 89.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.2% | 80.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 5.8% | 94.2% | +15.3 | ✓ (9.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange +25 (87-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Gladney | 38 | 6-18 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| D. Branch | 37 | 5-13 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | |
| J. Blackshell-Fair | 34 | -3 | - | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| B. Patterson | 32 | 6-14 | 1-3 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
| M. Jones | 17 | 2-4 | - | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| T. Hill | 17 | 1-7 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | ||
| K. Peace | 17 | 4-9 | -3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| J. Lewis | 7 | -1 | - | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| M. Braswell | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lewis | 39 | 5-12 | -2 | 6-10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | |
| G. Cooper | 34 | 5-10 | 4-9 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | |
| Player #4398729 | 33 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 25 | |
| D. Strautmane | 27 | 2-7 | -5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | ||
| T. Hyman | 24 | 3-10 | -2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| M. Djaldi-Tabdi | 17 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | ||
| A. Finklea-Guity | 13 | 5-6 | - | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | ||
| T. Washington | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| A. Lewis | 2 | - | - | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| W. Fisher | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| B. Alexander | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
* = starter