Model Predictions
| Model | Louisville Cardinals | Virginia Tech Hokies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.3% | 23.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 90.9% | 9.1% | -12.7 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 67.0% | 33.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 67.0% | 33.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 93.4% | 6.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 93.5% | 6.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 75.2% | 24.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Virginia Tech Hokies -5 (66-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Louisville Cardinals
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Hepburn | 37 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 7 | +10.7 |
| Terrence Edwards Jr. | 35 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | +0.4 |
| J'Vonne Hadley | 34 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | +1.6 |
| Reyne Smith | 32 | 3-11 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | +1.6 |
| James Scott | 29 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | +2.2 |
| Noah Waterman | 14 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -4.4 |
| Aboubacar Traore | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -7.5 |
| Khani Rooths | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.1 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Johnson | 32 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +2.8 |
| Ben Burnham | 28 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | -3.6 |
| Brandon Rechsteiner | 27 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +0.7 |
| Jaydon Young | 25 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | +2.9 |
| Patrick Wessler | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | +0.0 |
| Jaden Schutt | 22 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -1.8 |
| Tobi Lawal | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +10.5 |
| Ben Hammond | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | +0.3 |
| Connor Serven | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4.1 |
* = starter