Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | UTEP Miners | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 31.5% | 68.5% | +4.3 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Efficiency | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: UTEP Miners -5 (67-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sheffield | 43 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 6-9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | - |
| Mekhi Mason | 42 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Max Fiedler | 40 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Travis Evee | 39 | 4-18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | -7 | - |
| Quincy Olivari | 36 | 4-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Alem Huseinovic | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Seryee Lewis | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jake Lieppert | 5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
UTEP Miners
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamar Givance | 43 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 4-8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Mario McKinney Jr. | 33 | 7-18 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Calvin Solomon | 31 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Tae Hardy | 29 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Otis Frazier III | 27 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jamari Sibley | 24 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Kalu | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jonathan dos Anjos | 9 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Ze'Rik Onyema | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Derick Hamilton | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter