Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Tennessee Volunteers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.9% | 93.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 5.8% | 94.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.6% | 99.4% | +28.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Tennessee Volunteers +25 (91-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presley Patterson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jalen Smith * | 29 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | -29.7 |
| Nick Anderson * | 29 | 6-16 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | -9.5 |
| Trae Broadnax * | 24 | 0-16 | 0-8 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | -6.8 |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -5.9 |
| Andrew Akuchie * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -9.1 |
| Cam Carroll | 23 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | -17.6 |
| Stephen Giwa | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | -10.7 |
| Eternity Eguagie | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -13.0 |
| Dallas Hobbs | 16 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -8.3 |
| Bodey Howell | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Evan Cochran | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.1 |
Tennessee Volunteers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie * | 33 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +28.3 |
| Felix Okpara * | 27 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +0.9 |
| Nate Ament * | 25 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 7-9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +16.7 |
| Amaree Abram * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2.8 |
| Cade Phillips * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | +18.8 |
| Ethan Burg | 24 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | +21.5 |
| Jaylen Carey | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | +18.7 |
| Troy Henderson | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.7 |
| DeWayne Brown II | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2.4 |
| J.P. Estrella | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +9.6 |
| Amari Evans | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Clarence Massamba | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4.0 |
* = starter