February 16, 2041
@#1 Villanova 73, St. Francis (PA) 63
The Red Flash hang tough, giving us a competitive game for 40 minutes tonight.
Our balanced attack features five double-figure scorers, led by
Israel Moody (14p/7r) and
Chris Wilson (13p/6r).
Kai Smith supplements his 11 points with 3 steals and another 8 assists.
I'm especially proud of the fact we commit only 6 turnovers.
Record: 22-2 (8-2).
February 20, 2041
#1 Villanova 81, @Connecticut 38
We remain at #1; despite our two losses, we're still ranked ahead of undefeated Pitt. And we play like the best team in the nation in Hartford tonight, doubling up on the Huskies.
Israel Moody (21p/5r), Dan O'Halloran (17p/8r), DeAndre Brown (11p), and Kai Sims (10p/5a) all score at least 10 points, and Nick Spencer dishes out 7 assists.
But the real story is the plunderous nature of our defense. We steal the ball from the Huskies 21 times, one theft short of the school record we set in November. The leading bandits are DeAndre (6), Nick (4), Dan, Kai, and Israel (3 each).
Chris Wilson blocks 3 shots.
We've added some real swagger to our defense lately. We lead the nation in blocks, steals, and turnovers forced.
Record: 23-2 (11-2).
February 23, 2041
Code:
#1 Villanova 69, #13 St. John's 55
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Villanova (24-2, 10-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 31 5-9 1-2 0 7 1 1 11
Chris Wilson PF 31 6-10 0-0 3 8 2 1 12
Israel Moody SF 29 4-8 2-2 1 4 1 1 10
DeAndre Brown SG 36 5-8 6-6 2 3 1 3 18
Kai Smith PG 29 2-5 0-0 1 1 11 1 4
Nick Spencer PG 16 3-4 0-0 1 3 3 1 8
John Cannon SF 9 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Zak Marshall C 11 2-7 0-0 1 3 0 0 4
Forrest Curl PF 7 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 0
Nick O'Brien PG 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 14 (D.O'Halloran 1, C.Wilson 2, I.Moody 3,
D.Brown 4, K.Smith 1, N.Spencer 1, J.Cannon 1, F.Curl
1)
Blocked Shots: 14 (C.Wilson 10, Z.Marshall 4)
Steals: 9 (I.Moody 1, D.Brown 3, K.Smith 2, N.Spencer
2, Z.Marshall 1)
3P FGs: 4-7 (D.Brown 2-2, K.Smith 0-2, N.Spencer 2-3)
St. John's (21-6, 6-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Chris Miskin C 27 1-2 2-2 1 4 3 2 4
Erik Thomason PF 31 4-13 1-2 3 5 1 2 9
James Boucher SF 26 4-5 0-0 0 3 2 4 10
Sammy Childers SG 18 3-7 0-0 1 1 1 4 8
David Culver PG 34 3-8 1-1 2 3 7 2 7
Andy Womack SF 30 3-11 0-0 1 5 4 2 6
Tony Price PG 17 1-1 3-3 1 3 0 0 5
James Pfaff SG 4 2-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 6
Chris Weigel C 9 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
RJ Cannon C 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Harold Robinson SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
John Garcia C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (C.Miskin 2, E.Thomason 2, J.Boucher 3,
S.Childers 3, D.Culver 1, A.Womack 2, T.Price 3)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Miskin 3, E.Thomason 1)
Steals: 5 (C.Miskin 2, D.Culver 2, A.Womack 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (J.Boucher 2-2, S.Childers 2-6, D.Culver
0-3, A.Womack 0-4, J.Pfaff 2-5)
Player of Game: PF Chris Wilson (VLNV)
Chris Wilson protects the rim as if it were his prized possession, turning back 10 Johnnies shots as we beat St. John's on the road. The 6'11" junior misses a triple-double by 2 rebounds.
DeAndre Brown leads a balanced attack with 18 points.
Record: 24-2 (10-2).
February 27, 2041
@#1 Villanova 88, Providence 60
Chris Wilson wins the PotG nod, scoring 14 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and rejecting 5 shots. It could have gone to
DeAndre Brown, who scored 13 points with 8 rebounds and 7 steals.
Israel Moody wouldn't have been a bad choice (18p/5r). Same for
Nick Spencer (11p/7a/2s). It's a nice problem to have.
We'll close out our month a game behind Georgetown and Pitt in the Big East standings. The Hoyas and Panthers are both 12-1.
Record: 25-2 (11-2).