Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Pittsburgh Panthers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 87.0% | 13.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.7% | 32.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.9% | 41.1% | -2.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 73.1% | 26.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 73.3% | 26.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Pittsburgh Panthers -4 (78-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Hepburn | 37 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -0.1 |
| Reyne Smith | 36 | 9-15 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | -3.2 |
| Terrence Edwards Jr. | 35 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +4.0 |
| James Scott | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -3.2 |
| J'Vonne Hadley | 28 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +2.8 |
| Khani Rooths | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | +1.0 |
| Aboubacar Traore | 9 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -5.2 |
| Noah Waterman | 8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -9.1 |
| Frank Anselem | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Pittsburgh Panthers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishmael Leggett | 38 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4.6 |
| Zack Austin | 38 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | +6.3 |
| Jaland Lowe | 37 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 13-13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +3.9 |
| Cameron Corhen | 36 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +3.9 |
| Damian Dunn | 30 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +10.0 |
| Guillermo Diaz Graham | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3.3 |
| Brandin Cummings | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -9.7 |
| Papa Amadou Kante | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0.0 |
| Jorge Diaz Graham | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2.1 |
* = starter