Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | East Carolina Pirates | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.0% | 60.0% | +2.2 | ✗ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: East Carolina Pirates -6 (77-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 35 | 8-16 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 5 | -0.8 |
| Nick Anderson | 34 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +9.7 |
| Trae Broadnax | 32 | 6-11 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -1.2 |
| Cam Carroll | 29 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | +2.8 |
| Eternity Eguagie | 26 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -4.4 |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -2.0 |
| Trey Patterson | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2.0 |
| Andrew Akuchie | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4.0 |
| Stephen Giwa | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Bodey Howell | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | +3.0 |
East Carolina Pirates
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Riley | 36 | 14-29 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12 | -0.8 |
| Giovanni Emejuru | 36 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -2.2 |
| Corey Caulker | 33 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4.3 |
| Demitri Gardner | 32 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | -0.8 |
| Isaiah Mbeng | 27 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | +2.6 |
| Reid Cason | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -9.1 |
| Eli DeLaurier | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1.9 |
| Luke Davis | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Patrick D'Arcy | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.0 |
* = starter