Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Pittsburgh Panthers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.9% | 29.1% | -4.9 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 77.4% | 22.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 77.6% | 22.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Pittsburgh Panthers -2 (73-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Williams | 39 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| J. Smith | 31 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| D. Padgett | 28 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 10 | - |
| E. Sosa | 27 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| E. Clark | 23 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| J. Palacios | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| A. McGee | 11 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| P. Knowles | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| D. Caracter | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| W. Scott | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Fields | 37 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| S. Young | 36 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| D. Blair | 32 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| K. Benjamin | 29 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| R. Ramon | 29 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| G. Brown | 23 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| T. Biggs | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Wanamaker | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter