I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
(1) Arizona Wildcats
60 – 72
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(5) Houston Cougars
Frost Bank Center (Neutral) · March 25, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -1.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money ARIZ -130 / HOU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARIZ win
Actual HOU +12 132 Lost
Massey ARIZ -0.6 (-12.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (-14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML HOU -1.0 (-11.0) 144.8 (-12.8) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -0.2 (-11.8) 142.0 (-10.0) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -1.1 (-13.1) 146.2 (-14.2) 55% ✗
Baseline ML ARIZ -0.5 (-12.5) 144.6 (-12.6) 44% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 ARIZ 79 – 74 HOU
Feb 21, 2026 ARIZ 73 – 66 HOU
Mar 15, 2025 HOU 72 – 64 ARIZ
Feb 15, 2025 HOU 62 – 58 ARIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARIZ HOU
Overall 33-4 32-6
Conference 18-2 15-3
Home 17-0 16-1
Away 9-3 7-3
Neutral 7-1 9-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.0 74.8
Avg Pts Against 68.1 58.8
Massey 21.1 (#2) 20.5 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 4.04 (#1) 2.92 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.66 (#1) 3.77 (#11)
RPI 0.645 (#2) 0.634 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors ARIZ HOU
FG% 49.6% 46.9%
3PT% 35.3% 34.2%
REB / G 41.6 39.1
OREB / G 11.5 13.3
AST / TO 1.48 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 53.6%
TOV% 18.2% 16.9%
ORB% 34.5% 37.7%
FT Rate 25.7% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.1% 43.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 21.8%
DRB% 71.6% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 15.8% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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