Model Predictions
| Model | Creighton Bluejays | Villanova Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.1% | 89.9% | +14.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.3% | 77.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.8% | 84.2% | +9.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 14.5% | 85.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 14.3% | 85.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Villanova Wildcats +14 (74-60). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyri Thomas * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Foster * | 32 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Justin Patton * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Cole Huff * | 24 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Davion Mintz * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Zierden | 18 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Toby Hegner | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ronnie Harrell Jr. | 13 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Tyler Clement | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zach Hanson | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Martin Krampelj | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Scurry | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kobe Paras | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 9-18 | 4-8 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 34 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 32 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kris Jenkins * | 24 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Darryl Reynolds * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eric Paschall | 28 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 22 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Dylan Painter | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter