Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | Wichita State Shockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.0% | 90.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 4.8% | 95.2% | +16.4 | ✗ (18.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.0% | 66.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Wichita State Shockers -2 (64-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 36 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -3 | +8.6 |
| Trae Broadnax | 31 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | +0.4 |
| Cam Carroll | 30 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +11.7 |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +3.0 |
| Nick Anderson | 21 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +3.2 |
| Stephen Giwa | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7.8 |
| Jordan Williams | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +5.0 |
| Andrew Akuchie | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | +2.8 |
| Eternity Eguagie | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | +4.6 |
| Dallas Hobbs | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wichita State Shockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karon Boyd | 38 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -9.5 |
| Kenyon Giles | 38 | 5-19 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -3 | -9.5 |
| Michael Gray Jr. | 32 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 12-14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 | -3.4 |
| TJ Williams | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -8.8 |
| Emmanuel Okorafor | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -5.3 |
| Will Berg | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Dre Kindell | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1.3 |
| Dillon Battie | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2.2 |
| Brian Amuneke | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Noah Hill | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 |
* = starter