March 11, 2039
Syracuse wins the play-in game, and the Orange will face us next.
Big East Tournament Quarterfinals
(1) #3 Villanova 77, Syracuse 69
We ride a career-best 30 points from junior guard
Dane Barlow into the tournament semifinal.
Great Dane hits 4 of his 7 threes, and also manages 4 assists.
Luke Christensen adds 13 points, and
Demetrius Reed secures 10 rebounds.
Record: 27-3.
March 12, 2039
Big East Tournament Semifinal
(1) #3 Villanova 79, (4) #19 Georgetown 74
This time it's
Zayden Calhoun at center stage, scoring 25 points as we eliminate the Hoyas and move to the final.
Luke Christensen (10p/10r/4s),
Dane Barlow (7p/8a/4s), and
Chris Wilson (13p/6r) provide quality assistance.
Record: 28-3.
March 13, 2039
Big East Tournament Championship
Code:
(1) #3 Villanova 91, (6) Pittsburgh 81
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Pittsburgh (19-14, 7-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Amir Kirk C 26 3-4 0-0 3 11 1 2 6
Chris Hicks PF 26 3-6 0-0 3 5 2 4 8
Carl Bias SF 28 6-11 0-2 3 6 2 1 12
Victor Goble SG 28 7-18 2-2 0 3 1 2 20
Roland Goodnight PG 19 2-6 0-0 0 1 5 4 6
Tanner McLaughlin PG 26 3-9 4-4 1 3 5 1 12
Broderick Boone SG 13 2-5 2-2 3 6 1 1 7
Kenneth McGee SF 6 2-4 0-0 1 1 0 1 6
Stanley Arnold PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Tad Dupuis PF 18 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 4 2
Luigi Woods C 10 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Turnovers: 23 (A.Kirk 3, C.Hicks 1, C.Bias 1, V.Goble
4, R.Goodnight 2, T.McLaughlin 3, B.Boone 2, K.McGee
3, T.Dupuis 3, L.Woods 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (C.Hicks 2, C.Bias 1, T.Dupuis 2)
Steals: 10 (C.Bias 2, V.Goble 1, R.Goodnight 1,
T.McLaughlin 3, B.Boone 2, T.Dupuis 1)
3P FGs: 13-32 (C.Hicks 2-3, C.Bias 0-1, V.Goble 4-9,
R.Goodnight 2-6, T.McLaughlin 2-5, B.Boone 1-3,
K.McGee 2-4, T.Dupuis 0-1)
Villanova (29-3, 14-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Demetrius Reed C 28 1-5 0-2 4 11 0 3 2
Chris Wilson PF 29 1-2 2-6 1 6 1 3 4
Luke Christensen SF 25 9-14 0-0 1 1 1 4 21
Zayden Calhoun SG 32 10-19 5-6 2 7 3 2 30
Dane Barlow PG 33 4-8 6-6 1 5 6 3 17
Nick Spencer PG 20 3-5 2-2 0 0 6 1 8
Tony Flaherty SF 10 0-4 2-2 0 1 1 0 2
DeAndre Brown SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Zak Marshall C 18 2-4 3-4 2 6 0 0 7
Jordi Ballester PF 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 18 (C.Wilson 3, L.Christensen 2, Z.Calhoun
4, D.Barlow 5, N.Spencer 2, Z.Marshall 1, J.Ballester
1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (D.Reed 3, L.Christensen 1, Z.Marshall
1)
Steals: 16 (L.Christensen 5, Z.Calhoun 3, D.Barlow 4,
N.Spencer 2, Z.Marshall 1, J.Ballester 1)
3P FGs: 11-27 (L.Christensen 3-6, Z.Calhoun 5-12,
D.Barlow 3-7, N.Spencer 0-1, T.Flaherty 0-1)
Player of Game: SG Zayden Calhoun (VLNV)
Strong performances from our perimeter players make the difference as we end Pitt's Cinderella story with a victory in the Big East tournament final.
Guards and wings score 76 of our points, led by
Zayden Calhoun's 30 and
Luke Christensen's 21. Luke uses
the Force to make 5 more steals; if he manages 3 more before his career ends, he'll break our single-season record in that category.
The Wildcats lift the tournament trophy for the seventh time since Coach Sims arrived.
Record: 29-3.