Last year, the Cardinals recorded 78.5 points per game, 12.3 more points than the 66.2 the Bearcats gave up.
Louisville went 25-2 last season when scoring more than 66.2 points.
Cincinnati went 16-11 last season when giving up fewer than 78.5 points.
The Bearcats averaged only 1.7 more points per game last year (71.2) than the Cardinals allowed their opponents to score (69.5).
Cincinnati put together a 12-2 record last season in games it scored more than 69.5 points.
Louisville's record was 18-1 when it gave up fewer than 71.2 points last season.
The Cardinals scored a total of 315 more points than their opponents last year (an average of nine per game), and the Bearcats outscored opponents by 173 points on the season (five more per game).

The Cardinals shot 45.4% from the field last season, 2.3 percentage points higher than the 43.1% the Bearcats allowed to opponents.
In games Louisville shot better than 43.1% from the field, it went 21-2 overall.
The Bearcats' 44.9% shooting percentage from the field last season was two percentage points higher than the Cardinals allowed to their opponents (42.9%).
Cincinnati went 13-4 when it shot better than 42.9% from the field.

The Cardinals and the Bearcats rebounded at a similar rate last season (34.6 and 32 boards per game, respectively).
Louisville was 20-3 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Cincinnati was 4-8 when they failed to control the glass.
The Cardinals were the 47th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Bearcats ranked 179th.
The Cardinals and the Bearcats were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (9.7 and 9.8 offensive boards per game, respectively).
The Bearcats were 12-11 overall when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Cardinals were 10-1 when they lost the rebounding edge.
The Bearcats were the 179th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cardinals finished 112th.
Both teams tended to win the board battle last season. Louisville recorded an average rebounding margin of +4.4 rebounds per game, and Cincinnati averaged a margin of +2.1 rebounds.

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