Rhode Island is one of our favorite first-round upset picks as they take on Creighton. The 6-seeded Creighton is just 5-6 in their last 11 games. Meanwhile, Rhode Island is on an eight-game winning streak entering the tournament.
Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.
| Player | Team | PPG | RPG | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Foster | Creighton | 18.3 | 2.9 | 0.537 |
| Justin Patton | Creighton | 13.1 | 6.2 | 0.708 |
| Khyri Thomas | Creighton | 12.3 | 5.7 | 0.570 |
| E.C. Matthews | Rhode Island | 14.9 | 4.2 | 0.521 |
| Hassan Martin | Rhode Island | 14.1 | 7.0 | 0.597 |
| Jared Terrell | Rhode Island | 12.5 | 2.8 | 0.481 |
Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.
| Team | nERD | O Rtg | eFG% | Reb% | TOV% | D Rtg | Opp. eFG% | Opp. TOV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 CREI | 14.16 | 112.8 | 0.579 | 49.3 | 15.4 | 99.6 | 0.498 | 17.1 |
| #11 URI | 10.66 | 108.3 | 0.506 | 52.3 | 14.4 | 95.7 | 0.452 | 17.4 |