Model Predictions
| Model | Syracuse Orange | Louisville Cardinals | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.3% | 69.7% | +4.6 | ✗ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 78.4% | 21.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Louisville Cardinals -1 (51-52). Predictions use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nunez | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| G. Dieng * | 40 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - |
| K. Kuric * | 35 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Smith * | 34 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| P. Siva * | 27 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | - |
| R. Smith * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | - |
| C. Behanan | 29 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| J. Swopshire | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| E. Justice | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| W. Blackshear | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter