Model Predictions
| Model | Creighton Bluejays | Marquette Golden Eagles | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.1% | 46.9% | -0.7 | ✗ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 62.5% | 37.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Marquette Golden Eagles +4 (85-81). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Creighton Bluejays
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Foster * | 37 | 11-22 | 3-11 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Khyri Thomas * | 37 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Mitch Ballock * | 34 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Davion Mintz * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Toby Hegner * | 25 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| T. Alexander | 16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jacob Epperson | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Clement | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Marquette Golden Eagles
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Rowsey * | 38 | 8-15 | 6-10 | 4-4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Sam Hauser * | 37 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Markus Howard * | 35 | 8-15 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Matt Heldt * | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sacar Anim * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Jamal Cain | 20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Greg Elliott | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Theo John | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Harry Froling | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter