Model Predictions
| Model | SMU Mustangs | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.6% | 51.4% | +0.3 | ✓ (18.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +19 (52-33). Predictions use season-end ratings.
SMU Mustangs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | 36 | 2-6 | -3 | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -1 | ||
| T. Jones | 31 | -4 | -1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| C. Embry | 26 | -7 | -1 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| S. Wilkinson | 25 | 4-9 | - | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| R. Bradley | 22 | 2-5 | -2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| J. Peterson | 21 | 1-6 | - | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| E. Brow | 16 | 1-4 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -5 | ||
| J. Perry | 8 | -2 | -2 | - | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||||
| A. Abdur-Rahim | 7 | 3-5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| TK Pitts | 6 | -1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Z. Rufus | 1 | - | - | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| T. Criswell | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Blair | 37 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| T. Hill | 33 | 3-5 | - | 2-2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | ||
| B. Patterson | 31 | 3-16 | 1-6 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | |||
| T. Young | 30 | 3-10 | - | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| K. Jones | 28 | 3-8 | - | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| B. Onyeje | 23 | 3-9 | 2-5 | - | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |||
| L. McNeil | 7 | 1-2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| T. Purvis | 6 | -2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | |||
| A. Thompson | 3 | -2 | - | - | 1 | -1 | |||||
| C. Burrell | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | -1 |
* = starter