Model Predictions
| Model | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.1% | 79.9% | +8.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.1% | 78.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.2% | 71.8% | +5.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls +9 (61-52). Ratings: 2020-21 season-end ratings.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Stevenson * | 36 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Tae Hardy * | 34 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Justin Johnson * | 33 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| DeAndre Pinckney * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| LaDavius Draine * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | 17 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Denijay Harris | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mark Jaakson | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Artur Konontsuk | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tyler Morman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Fiedler * | 38 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Quincy Olivari * | 38 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Travis Evee * | 34 | 4-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mullins * | 28 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Cameron Sheffield * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| C. Havsa | 17 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Riley Abercrombie | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Payton Moore | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mylyjael Poteat | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter