Model Predictions
| Model | Xavier Musketeers | Creighton Bluejays | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.7% | 31.3% | -7.3 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.8% | 52.2% | +0.5 | ✗ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.8% | 40.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Creighton Bluejays -1 (71-72). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Xavier Musketeers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevon Bluiett * | 36 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| J.P. Macura * | 35 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Quentin Goodin * | 33 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Kerem Kanter * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Naji Marshall * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kaiser Gates | 27 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Sean O'Mara | 20 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Paul Scruggs | 13 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Foster * | 39 | 12-25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | - |
| Khyri Thomas * | 36 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Ronnie Harrell Jr. * | 36 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Toby Hegner * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Davion Mintz * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| T. Alexander | 15 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mitch Ballock | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jacob Epperson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Manny Suarez | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter