Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.3% | 71.7% | +5.1 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 30.1% | 69.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 37.1% | 62.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: UTEP Miners +3 (70-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance McBride * | 38 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Carl Pierre * | 36 | 9-16 | 6-11 | 6-7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Travis Evee * | 31 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Max Fiedler * | 30 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | - |
| Chris Mullins * | 26 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 | - |
| Cameron Sheffield | 23 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mylyjael Poteat | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Riley Abercrombie | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Bieniemy * | 39 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Souley Boum * | 33 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Tydus Verhoeven * | 29 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jamari Sibley * | 18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jorell Saterfield * | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Keonte Kennedy | 32 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Alfred Hollins | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Ze'Rik Onyema | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Christian Agnew | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Bonke Maring | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter