Louisville Cardinals

How the Cardinals play under each referee

Every Cardinals game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Cardinals are 46-29 (61.3%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.·2020-2026 (2020-09-13 – 2025-12-23)

Cardinals record: 46-29 (61.3%)

Qualified refs in this table account for 8 of 75 team matches (11%) in this sample. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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Harry Tyson
+26.2 pts vs team-0.4

Close-game proxy

How Louisville Cardinals compares in close-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores.

Close games (≤7 pt margin)

29 of 75 games match this window

Avg combined points
Close-game avg
58.9
Season avg
54.5
Pressure impact
+4.4
Avg flags
Close-game avg
13
Season avg
12.6
Pressure impact
+0.4
Over rate
Close-game avg
62.1%
Season avg
48.0%
Pressure impact
+14.1 pp

Over benchmark: 55.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 75 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

24 of 75 games match this window

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Cardinals games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Cardinals went 46-29 (61.3%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: flag differential. A positive number means opponents are flagged more often than the Cardinals.

Scores and penalties from ESPN (1426 live-conference games, 474 with Sidearm officials). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. 692 officials with game-level crew assignments. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.