Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Cougars | Kansas Jayhawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.4% | 35.6% | -5.1 | ✗ (18.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 77.6% | 22.4% | -6.8 | ✗ (19.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.3% | 10.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.0% | 36.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Kansas Jayhawks +13 (78-65). Ratings: 2023-24 season-end ratings.
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Shead * | 38 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| J'Wan Roberts * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| L.J. Cryer * | 33 | 9-20 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Emanuel Sharp * | 31 | 4-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Ja'Vier Francis * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Joseph Tugler | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Mylik Wilson | 12 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Damian Dunn | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ramon Walker Jr. | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dajuan Harris * | 37 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. * | 37 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | - |
| K.J. Adams Jr. * | 36 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Johnny Furphy * | 35 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Hunter Dickinson * | 33 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Elmarko Jackson | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Parker Braun | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Nicolas Timberlake | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jamari McDowell | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter