Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Houston Cougars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 96.8% | 3.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 97.5% | 2.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 99.3% | 0.7% | -27.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.5% | 25.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Cougars -41 (52-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Schimmel | 33 | 9-14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 21 | - |
| B. Smith | 28 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - |
| A. Taylor | 25 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| A. Slaughter | 24 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| T. Gibbs | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| E. Henderson | 18 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| S. Hammond | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| C. Walton | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| M. Niamke | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| M. Deines | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
Houston Cougars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Campbell | 35 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - |
| J. Lewis | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| M. Amerson | 31 | 4-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -9 | - |
| D. Foreman | 27 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| D. Texada | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| A. Smith | 19 | 1-9 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| M. Ashton | 12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| J. Palmer | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| T. Alford | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| T. Gilbert | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Winslow | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter