Model Predictions
| Model | Syracuse Orange | Louisville Cardinals | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.6% | 61.4% | +2.3 | ✗ (3.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.6% | 43.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.7% | 46.3% | -0.8 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 67.2% | 32.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 67.4% | 32.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Louisville Cardinals -1 (51-52). Ratings: 2011-12 season-end ratings.
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fab Melo * | 37 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Scoop Jardine * | 26 | 0-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kris Joseph * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Brandon Triche * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Rakeem Christmas * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| C.J. Fair | 35 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Dion Waiters | 31 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| James Southerland | 18 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| B. Keita | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Nunez | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 40 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Kuric * | 35 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chris Smith * | 34 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Peyton Siva * | 27 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Russ Smith * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Chane Behanan | 29 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Jared Swopshire | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Elisha Justice | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wayne Blackshear | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter