Model Predictions
| Model | UCF Knights | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.8% | 38.2% | -2.6 | ✓ (7.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.2% | 32.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars -10 (44-54). Predictions use season-end ratings.
UCF Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kaba | 38 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| D. Battles | 38 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 12 | - |
| T. Sanders | 33 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| A. Lewis | 31 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | - |
| B. Smith | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| D. Thomas | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | - |
| S. Meertens | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| N. Luma | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A. Burney | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Blair | 35 | 1-11 | 0-6 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| B. Patterson | 32 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| T. Hill | 30 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| J. Blackshell-Fair | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| B. Onyeje | 22 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | - |
| T. Young | 21 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -2 | - |
| D. Gladney | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| J. Lewis | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| K. Jones | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| E. Sidney | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter