Model Predictions
| Model | Wisconsin Badgers | Creighton Bluejays | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.6% | 46.4% | -2.4 | ✗ (14.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.5% | 51.5% | +0.3 | ✓ (11.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Creighton Bluejays +12 (79-67). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Wisconsin Badgers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Hayes-Davis * | 36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Zak Showalter * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Bronson Koenig * | 33 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Ethan Happ * | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Vitto Brown * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Alex Illikainen | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Jordan Hill | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Khalil Iverson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles Thomas IV | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| D'Mitrik Trice | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Watson Jr. * | 38 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 29 | - |
| Marcus Foster * | 32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Justin Patton * | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Khyri Thomas * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Cole Huff * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Isaiah Zierden | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Toby Hegner | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Zach Hanson | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Ronnie Harrell Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Clement | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter