Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.1% | 65.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.1% | 77.9% | +6.9 | ✗ (9.9 off) |
| Efficiency | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -3 (78-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sheffield | 39 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Quincy Olivari | 37 | 3-15 | 3-10 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Max Fiedler | 35 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Travis Evee | 35 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 8-8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Mekhi Mason | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Alem Huseinovic | 11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jake Lieppert | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Seryee Lewis | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamarion Sharp | 37 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Luke Frampton | 32 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Dayvion McKnight | 30 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Jairus Hamilton | 30 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Emmanuel Akot | 28 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jordan Rawls | 19 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Khristian Lander | 12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tyrone Marshall | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dontaie Allen | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Fallou Diagne | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter