December 15, 2041
@#1 Villanova 68, Penn State 54
We win this one with our defense, and by taking care of the basketball. The Nittany Lions try to slow the game down and do a good job of it, but we hold them to only 22 made baskets and win the turnover battle, 12-20.
Dan O'Halloran scores 17 points, grabs 10 rebounds, blocks 2 shots, and holds their center,
Steven Butler, to a single point.
John Cannon adds 13 points, and
Kai Smith contributes 6 assists.
Record: 10-0.
December 18, 2041
Code:
#1 Villanova 86, #3 Tennessee 78
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Villanova (11-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 36 10-19 4-4 4 9 2 3 24
Forrest Curl PF 33 2-6 1-2 1 7 2 2 5
Asaad Richardson SF 33 6-11 2-2 0 1 2 1 16
John Cannon SG 33 6-11 1-2 3 3 7 3 15
Kai Smith PG 35 5-8 3-4 0 0 12 3 14
Tyson Lien SG 15 3-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 9
Immanuel Bahr PF 10 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 2 3
Weston Wagner SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Nick O'Brien PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 4, A.Richardson 2, J.Cannon
3, K.Smith 4)
Blocked Shots: 1 (I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 10 (D.O'Halloran 1, A.Richardson 1, J.Cannon 4,
K.Smith 4)
3P FGs: 9-20 (A.Richardson 2-6, J.Cannon 2-5, K.Smith
1-3, T.Lien 3-4, I.Bahr 1-1, W.Wagner 0-1)
Tennessee (10-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Wayne Bradhold C 34 5-8 2-2 4 9 0 0 12
Dane Taylor PF 26 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 5
James Pierce SF 26 7-12 1-2 1 8 2 1 16
Ezra Duffey SG 27 6-11 3-3 2 3 4 4 18
Tim Jones PG 34 5-7 1-2 1 6 14 3 11
Lloyd Holloway SG 14 2-5 1-1 0 0 1 0 5
Leroy McClure SG 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0
Ahmad Risinger SF 18 5-8 0-0 1 4 0 3 11
Thomas Ortega PF 14 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Andrew King PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 24 (W.Bradhold 1, D.Taylor 1, J.Pierce 5,
E.Duffey 6, T.Jones 4, L.Holloway 1, L.McClure 1,
A.Risinger 3, T.Ortega 1, A.King 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (W.Bradhold 6)
Steals: 7 (J.Pierce 3, T.Jones 3, L.McClure 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (W.Bradhold 0-1, D.Taylor 1-1, J.Pierce
1-3, E.Duffey 3-6, T.Jones 0-1, L.Holloway 0-3,
A.Risinger 1-2)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
We travel to Knoxville for a marquee mid-week matchup with the powerful Vols. A national TV audience joins a big, raucous crowd at the Thompson-Boling Arena to watch an excellent game of college basketball, a contest between two unbeaten teams.
Veteran point guards
Kai Smith and
Tim Jones put on a clinic, combining for 25 points, 26 assists, and 7 steals. The two guards with common surnames rank second and fourth in the nation in assists, respectively.
This year's top freshman big man,
Wayne Bradhold, clashes with this year's top sophomore big man,
Dan O'Halloran. The younger buck, a natural four who is playing center in order to accommodate another star freshman,
Dane Taylor, holds his own. Wayne's 6 blocked shots include two of Dan's.
We force the Vols into 24 turnovers, and that makes a big difference.
Record: 11-0.
December 22, 2041
@#1 Villanova 81, Creighton 61
Dan O'Halloran leads a group of five 'Cats in double figures with 20 points, as we end calendar year 2041 with a victory.
Dan finishes with 11 rebounds, and
Immanuel Bahr (11p/10r) posts a double-double of his own.
Kai Smith (8p/10a) comes close.
John Cannon (14p/2s),
Forrest Curl (10p/4r/2b/2s), and
Asaad Richardson (10p/4a) also fill the scoresheet nicely.
Record: 12-0.