Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | SMU Mustangs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 96.2% | 3.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 95.5% | 4.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 98.5% | 1.5% | -23.1 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 74.4% | 25.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: SMU Mustangs -15 (66-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 35 | 2-4 | - | 3-4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| S. Hammond | 34 | 2-6 | -1 | 6-6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| S. Schimmel | 33 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| T. Gibbs | 25 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |
| A. Slaughter | 25 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |||
| A. Taylor | 21 | 5-9 | - | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
| C. Walton | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| M. Niamke | 7 | -1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | -1 | ||||
| M. Deines | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| E. Henderson | 5 | 2-5 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
SMU Mustangs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Mays | 37 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 4-9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | |
| M. Singleton | 35 | 3-7 | -1 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| K. Baker | 33 | 5-8 | 4-6 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | |
| K. Perry | 33 | 5-14 | -1 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||
| A. Simpson | 16 | 4-7 | - | - | 2 | 8 | -1 | ||||
| G. Wilkins | 16 | 2-3 | - | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| B. Hardy | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| R. Short | 11 | -4 | -3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | |||
| K. Johnson | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
* = starter