Model Predictions
| Model | Villanova Wildcats | Creighton Bluejays | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 87.7% | 12.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.4% | 22.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 78.4% | 21.6% | -7.1 | ✗ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 85.2% | 14.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 85.2% | 14.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.9% | 35.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Creighton Bluejays +6 (89-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 37 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 36 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 35 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Eric Paschall * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Omari Spellman * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Collin Gillespie | 29 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Phil Booth | 21 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine Samuels | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thomas * | 44 | 9-13 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | - |
| M. Foster * | 43 | 9-23 | 4-12 | 6-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | - |
| M. Ballock * | 43 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | - |
| D. Mintz * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | - |
| T. Hegner * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| J. Epperson | 23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| T. Alexander | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| K. Joseph | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter