LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (14-6, 4-4 ACC) is set to face SMU (15-5, 4-3 ACC) on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum! Center. Here’s how the Cardinals stack up against the Mustangs:
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Rankings
| SMU |
Louisville |
| AP/USAT |
RV/RV |
20th/20th |
| SOS |
42nd |
39th |
| SOR |
29th |
35th |
| NET |
31st |
19th |
| RPI |
19th |
33rd |
| BPI |
40th |
10th |
| KenPom |
37th |
19th |
| Torvik |
33rd |
18th |
| EvanMiya |
36th |
22nd |
Team Leaders
| SMU |
Louisville |
| Points |
Boopie Miller (19.4) |
Ryan Conwell (19.4) |
| Rebounds |
Samet Yigitoglu (8.1) |
Sananda Fru (6.9) |
| Assists |
Boopie Miller (6.7) |
Mikel Brown Jr. (5.1) |
| Steals |
B.J. Edwards (2.6) |
Ryan Conwell (1.3) |
| Blocks |
Samet Yigitoglu (1.6) |
Sananda Fru (1.3) |
Scoring
| SMU |
Louisville |
| Points Per Game |
87.3 |
86.0 |
| Field Goal % |
49.4 |
46.2 |
| FGM/FGA Per Game |
31.2/63.1 |
28.8/62.4 |
| Three Point % |
36.6 |
35.2 |
| 3PTM/3PTA Per Game |
7.9/21.6 |
11.9/33.9 |
| Free Throw % |
76.9 |
76.9 |
| FTM/FTA Per Game |
17.0/22.1 |
16.5/21.5 |
Rebounding
| SMU |
Louisville |
| Rebounds Per Game |
38.4 |
40.7 |
| Off. Reb. Per Game |
12.4 |
12.5 |
| Def. Reb. Per Game |
26.0 |
28.2 |
| Rebound Margin |
3.8 |
6.5 |
Defense
| SMU |
Louisville |
| Opp. Points Per Game |
77.0 |
70.3 |
| Opp. FG% |
42.8 |
39.9 |
| Opp. 3PT% |
32.1 |
33.5 |
| Steals Per Game |
7.7 |
7.3 |
| Blocks Per Game |
4.0 |
3.3 |
| Turnovers Forced Per Game |
13.2 |
12.6 |
Ball Handling
| SMU |
Louisville |
| Assists Per Game |
17.8 |
17.5 |
| Turnovers Per Game |
11.6 |
11.6 |
| Turnover Margin |
1.6 |
1.0 |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio |
1.53 |
1.52 |
Predictions
– ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Cardinals have an 83.7 percent chance to win against the Mustangs. Louisville has a BPI rating of 19.6 (10th overall), whereas SMU has a BPI rating of 13.1 (40th overall).
– KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 74 percent chance to take down the Mustangs, with a projected final score of 86-79 in favor of UofL. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +24.74 (19th overall), whereas SMU has an adjusted efficiency margin of +19.56 (37th overall)…
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