Model Predictions
| Model | Villanova Wildcats | Butler Bulldogs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.3% | 23.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 65.3% | 34.7% | -3.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Efficiency | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Butler Bulldogs +3 (79-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Villanova Wildcats
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 39 | 9-19 | 3-7 | 7-10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Saddiq Bey | 39 | 11-20 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Cole Swider | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl * | 35 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jermaine Samuels * | 34 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Justin Moore * | 28 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Brandon Slater | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Butler Bulldogs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamar Baldwin * | 38 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Sean McDermott * | 37 | 7-8 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Bryce Golden * | 33 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Bryce Nze * | 33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Thompson * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Tucker | 23 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Henry Baddley | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Derrik Smits | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter