Model Predictions
| Model | Rice Owls | North Texas Mean Green | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.8% | 77.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.2% | 84.8% | +9.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: North Texas Mean Green +4 (62-58). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Rice Owls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Anderson | 35 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Trae Broadnax | 34 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Jalen Smith | 31 | 6-15 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | - |
| Stephen Giwa | 26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Cam Carroll | 21 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Akuchie | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Trey Patterson | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bodey Howell | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eternity Eguagie | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
North Texas Mean Green
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Terrell Jr. | 35 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Je'Shawn Stevenson | 34 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Cole Franklin | 26 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Reece Robinson | 23 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Josiah Shackleford | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | - |
| EJ Horton | 15 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Buddy Hammer Jr. | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Cahmai Crosby | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Dylan Arnett | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Curtis Stinson Jr. | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Demarion Watson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter