Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 90.8% | 9.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.6% | 16.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.3% | 16.7% | -8.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 85.3% | 14.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 95.9% | 4.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars -14 (56-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniah Alexis | 35 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Hailey Adams | 33 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Victoria Flores | 31 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 16-16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Jordin Blackmon | 27 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Louann Battiston | 24 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Shelby Hayes | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dominique Ennis | 20 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Myah Hazelton | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jill Twiehaus | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kierra Merchant | 32 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | - |
| TK Pitts | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Briana Peguero | 24 | 2-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -8 | - |
| Amirah Abdur-Rahim | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Kateri Poole | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Kayla King | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kyndall Hunter | 16 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Amani Bartlett | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jade Jones | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Shun'teria Anumele | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter