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Number 6 seed Creighton, coming off their BIG EAST Tournament championship loss to Villanova, will face the number 11 seed Rhode Island, who is coming off of an 8 game winning streak with an A-10 Tournament championship.
The two will meet in Sacramento on Friday afternoon, but for a quick peek at what’s to come, here’s a table with statistics to paint a portrait of what to expect.
As we approach gameday we’ll release more in-depth coverage.
2017 NCAA Tournament - 2017
| stat | Creighton (25-9) | Rhode Island 24-9 |
|---|---|---|
| stat | Creighton (25-9) | Rhode Island 24-9 |
| RPI | 26 | 31 |
| Last 10 | 5-5 | 8-2 |
| Avg Poss. Length | 14.9 seconds | 17.6 seconds |
| Avg Poss. PG | 70.5 | 65.8 |
| eFG% | 58.00% | 50.70% |
| Block % | 7.60% | 16.30% |
| Good Wins | Wisconsin, Butler (2x), Providence (x2), Xavier (x2) | VCU (x2), Belmont |
| Bad Losses | Georgetown | Fordham, La Salle, Richmond |