Model Predictions
| Model | North Carolina Tar Heels | Syracuse Orange | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELO | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.8% | 61.2% | +2.5 | ✓ (28.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Syracuse Orange +31 (95-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
North Carolina Tar Heels
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Cherry | 40 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 4-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | |
| P. Kea | 40 | 11-20 | -4 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 6 | |
| S. Watts | 39 | 2-9 | -5 | 3-5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| T. Koenen | 26 | 3-10 | -3 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | |
| A. Okoene | 23 | 2-3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| O. Smith | 16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | - | 3 | 0 | |||||
| N. Van Nes | 10 | -1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | -1 | ||||
| E. Sullivan | 6 | -1 | - | - | -1 |
Syracuse Orange
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Peterson | 36 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 26 | |
| B. Day | 36 | 9-12 | - | 1-2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 22 | |
| B. Sykes | 35 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 13-17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 26 |
| G. Cooper | 32 | 3-12 | 1-10 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| B. Day | 25 | 2-4 | - | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| I. Slim | 13 | -1 | -1 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| C. Bailey | 8 | -1 | - | - | -1 | ||||||
| J. Chandler | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| A. Grant | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | - | 3 | 1 | |||||
| J. Phillips | 3 | -1 | -1 | - | 1 | 0 |
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