Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Kansas State Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 18.8% | 81.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.6% | 99.4% | +28.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 10.1% | 89.9% | - | ✓ |
| KenPom Style | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Kansas State Wildcats +34 (72-38). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Patterson | 30 | 3-11 | -3 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| L. Blair | 28 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | -4 | |
| M. Johnson | 27 | 2-5 | -2 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| N. Boyd | 24 | -3 | -2 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| P. McFarland | 24 | 1-3 | - | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| K. Jones | 20 | -1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| B. Onyeje | 19 | 1-5 | 1-4 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| S. Aaron | 10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| L. McNeil | 9 | -2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| D. Diawara | 5 | -1 | - | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| K. Merchant | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas State Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Glenn | 38 | 2-7 | -3 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| G. Gregory | 31 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| A. Lee | 30 | 11-15 | - | 5-8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 |
| S. Sundell | 27 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| Z. Walker | 23 | 5-9 | -2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| T. Sides | 19 | 3-6 | 2-4 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
| B. Glenn | 17 | -1 | -1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| G. Sanchez | 11 | -3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| I. Lester | 4 | - | - | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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