Model Predictions
| Model | Memphis Tigers | Rice Owls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.4% | 31.6% | -4.2 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Rice Owls -6 (70-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Memphis Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dug McDaniel | 36 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | +5.1 |
| Hasan Abdul Hakim | 27 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +2.1 |
| Ashton Hardaway | 25 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | +9.0 |
| Aaron Bradshaw | 23 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -8.0 |
| Zach Davis | 23 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Sincere Parker | 21 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | +4.7 |
| Julius Thedford | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -0.2 |
| Simon Majok | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +12.3 |
| Curtis Givens III | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.5 |
| Quante Berry | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Anderson | 34 | 5-15 | 4-11 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +4.7 |
| Jalen Smith | 34 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -3.8 |
| Trae Broadnax | 32 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 9-12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | -9.4 |
| Stephen Giwa | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | +1.8 |
| Cam Carroll | 23 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -0.1 |
| Eternity Eguagie | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | -0.7 |
| Dallas Hobbs | 15 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3.1 |
| Andrew Akuchie | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3.8 |
* = starter