Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Clemson Tigers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.7% | 78.3% | +7.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.3% | 75.7% | +6.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.1% | 65.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Clemson Tigers +5 (74-69). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Adel * | 42 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Quentin Snider * | 41 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | - |
| V.J. King * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Ray Spalding * | 29 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Malik Williams * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dwayne Sutton | 28 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Anas Mahmoud | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ryan McMahon | 13 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Darius Perry | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Clemson Tigers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcquise Reed * | 44 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Gabe DeVoe * | 42 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Shelton Mitchell * | 39 | 2-13 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Donte Grantham * | 39 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Elijah Thomas * | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Mark Donnal | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| David Skara | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Aamir Simms | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Clyde Trapp | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter