Model Predictions
| Model | Villanova Wildcats | Marquette Golden Eagles | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 78.4% | 21.6% | -10.8 | ✗ (12.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.1% | 22.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 75.1% | 24.9% | -6.1 | ✗ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 83.6% | 16.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.7% | 16.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Marquette Golden Eagles +2 (74-72). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Jenkins * | 37 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 34 | 7-16 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Darryl Reynolds * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 19 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 24 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Eric Paschall | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
Marquette Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haanif Cheatham * | 31 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Sam Hauser * | 31 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Jajuan Johnson * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Luke Fischer * | 28 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Markus Howard * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Katin Reinhardt | 32 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Andrew Rowsey | 22 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Duane Wilson | 18 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Matt Heldt | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter