Model Predictions
| Model | Creighton Bluejays | Villanova Wildcats | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.1% | 85.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.6% | 91.4% | +13.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 8.8% | 91.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 8.8% | 91.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Villanova Wildcats +20 (98-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thomas * | 29 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| M. Foster * | 29 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | - |
| D. Mintz * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| T. Hegner * | 23 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| R. Harrell Jr. * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| M. Ballock | 21 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Epperson | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| T. Alexander | 14 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| K. Joseph | 9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| T. Clement | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J. Scurry | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| M. Suarez | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges * | 32 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Eric Paschall * | 32 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 32 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 31 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Omari Spellman * | 25 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Collin Gillespie | 23 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tim Delaney | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Kennedy | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tom Leibig | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Peyton Heck | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Denny Grace | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter