March 5, 2042
#1 Villanova 82, @Providence 73
We enter the game with a chance to clinch the Big East championship. The Friars are determined to keep that from happening, and after 20 minutes, they are well on their way to doing so. They lead, 30-26; neither team can seem to buy a basket.
The game opens up in the second stanza, and we pull away to win the game and the league.
Sixth man
Asaad Richardson's 15-point, 8-rebound performance earns him the PotG. He's backed up by
Dan O'Halloran (18p/8r/8t!),
John Cannon (13p/7r/3s), and
Kai Smith (7p/10a/1t).
Record: 28-1 (14-1).
March 8, 2042
Code:
#1 Villanova 102, Pittsburgh 91
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Pittsburgh (23-7, 12-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Chris Vice C 34 2-3 0-0 0 6 3 1 4
Chris Brundage PF 35 7-11 2-2 1 3 1 3 16
Cedrick Truax SF 29 5-16 1-2 0 5 1 0 11
Theo Baker SG 31 9-11 0-0 1 3 3 1 22
Roland Goodnight PG 20 4-8 2-2 1 4 9 4 12
Steven Mertens PG 14 3-7 2-2 1 3 1 0 9
Casey Wallace PG 19 3-6 4-5 0 0 3 1 12
Raphael Ramos SF 7 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Charles Hardy PF 7 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0
Mark Spicer C 5 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Turnovers: 12 (C.Vice 2, C.Truax 2, R.Goodnight 2,
S.Mertens 2, C.Wallace 3, C.Hardy 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (C.Vice 5, C.Brundage 1, R.Goodnight
1, M.Spicer 1)
Steals: 8 (C.Truax 2, T.Baker 3, R.Goodnight 2,
S.Mertens 1)
3P FGs: 10-23 (C.Truax 0-5, T.Baker 4-4, R.Goodnight
2-6, S.Mertens 1-2, C.Wallace 2-2, R.Ramos 1-4)
Villanova (29-1, 15-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 32 9-16 0-0 6 19 4 1 18
Forrest Curl PF 22 0-1 1-2 2 7 4 1 1
Israel Moody SF 26 9-15 5-5 2 2 3 2 23
John Cannon SG 32 6-11 0-1 1 2 6 2 16
Kai Smith PG 32 3-8 1-2 1 2 10 4 9
Asaad Richardson SF 26 10-16 0-0 0 3 1 1 25
Tyson Lien PG 10 3-3 0-0 0 3 0 1 6
Weston Wagner PF 17 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 3
Immanuel Bahr PF 3 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 0 1
Nick O'Brien PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 5,
J.Cannon 4, K.Smith 1, A.Richardson 4)
Blocked Shots: 7 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 2,
A.Richardson 2, I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 7 (D.O'Halloran 2, J.Cannon 1, K.Smith 1,
A.Richardson 1, T.Lien 2)
3P FGs: 12-21 (J.Cannon 4-6, K.Smith 2-5, A.Richardson
5-9, W.Wagner 1-1)
Player of Game: C Dan O'Halloran (VLNV)
If we had a senior on our roster, this would have been his Senior Night. It's probably the final game
John Cannon will play at Wawa Arena, and it's a good one. I hope it's not
Kai Smith's last dance, too. Pro scouts aren't enamored of 5'5" point guards, even when they lead the nation in assists with the best assist-to-turnover ratio among qualifying players.
Kai engages in a classic battle with Pitt's
Roland Goodnight, another of the best point guards in the country. Roland is a 6'2" senior, and he's projected to be a lottery pick. The pros apparently think size matters, more than they probably should.
The Big Shamrock snares a career-high 19 rebounds, nearly joining
Avery Sullivan and
Zach Cohen as the only Villanovans to amass 20 caroms in a single game. And
Asaad Richardson continues to thrive in his reserve role.
Record: 29-1 (15-1).