Model Predictions
| Model | Idaho Vandals | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 2.7% | 97.3% | +25.7 | ✓ (5.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 8.3% | 91.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 0.8% | 99.2% | +26.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.7% | 98.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 9.1% | 90.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars +31 (78-47). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Idaho Vandals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Rasmussen * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +0.6 |
| Kolton Mitchell * | 30 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | -12.4 |
| Biko Johnson * | 29 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +2.3 |
| Brody Rowbury * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -9.8 |
| Isaiah Brickner * | 28 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -8.3 |
| Tre Blassingame | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -6.0 |
| Seth Joba | 11 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1.7 |
| Jack Payne | 9 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -8.1 |
| Miles Klapper | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +0.7 |
| Aidan Sevilla | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2.5 |
| Ewan Steele | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.3 |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milos Uzan * | 33 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +7.4 |
| Kingston Flemings * | 27 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +6.3 |
| Joseph Tugler * | 25 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +10.8 |
| Chris Cenac Jr. * | 25 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | +4.9 |
| Emanuel Sharp * | 22 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1.2 |
| Mercy Miller | 24 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +13.4 |
| Chase McCarty | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7.6 |
| Kalifa Sakho | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2.2 |
| Ramon Walker Jr. | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Isiah Harwell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.5 |
| Cedric Lath | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 |
* = starter