January 8, 2042
#1 Villanova 93, @Connecticut 54
Our new lineup works well, as
Israel Moody celebrates his return to the starting five with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals.
John Cannon sinks 5 three-balls and scores 21.
Double-Double Dan O'Halloran posts 16 points and 10 boards. The Huskies try fouling him rather than letting him score inside, so Dan goes 8-for-10 from the line.
Kai Smith hands out 8 assists, and sixth man
Asaad Richardson goes 3-for-3 from behind the arc and scores 13 points in 19 minutes.
We're very solid defensively;
Forrest Curi (5p/6r) helps hold UConn's bigs to a total of 3 points, and the Huskies shoot under 30 percent.
I like it.
Record: 15-0 (1-0).
January 11, 2042
Code:
#1 Villanova 105, Seton Hall 97
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Seton Hall (9-7, 0-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Frank Wilmoth C 27 4-8 5-6 4 9 2 2 13
Matthew Scholl PF 31 3-5 0-0 2 9 1 3 7
Olen Treadwell SF 34 8-17 3-7 0 5 2 3 22
Basil Upshaw SG 30 6-10 4-6 0 1 2 3 21
Devin Mix PG 23 6-13 3-3 1 3 4 0 17
Joshua Revell PG 27 1-4 0-0 0 1 3 3 2
Joseph Lira SF 17 5-7 0-0 2 2 2 3 13
Keith Trull C 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 3 0
Jasper Krouse C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Eugene Mitchell PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Weston Leiva PG 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 2
Turnovers: 20 (F.Wilmoth 2, M.Scholl 4, O.Treadwell 1,
B.Upshaw 5, D.Mix 1, J.Revell 4, J.Lira 2, W.Leiva 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (F.Wilmoth 2, M.Scholl 2)
Steals: 7 (F.Wilmoth 1, O.Treadwell 1, B.Upshaw 2,
D.Mix 1, J.Lira 2)
3P FGs: 14-28 (F.Wilmoth 0-1, M.Scholl 1-2, O.Treadwell
3-6, B.Upshaw 5-7, D.Mix 2-6, J.Revell 0-3, J.Lira 3-3)
Villanova (16-0, 2-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 29 4-10 10-12 1 8 1 4 18
Forrest Curl PF 24 0-2 3-4 2 7 5 2 3
Israel Moody SF 30 9-18 4-4 0 2 1 1 22
John Cannon SG 25 8-9 0-1 1 5 1 4 21
Kai Smith PG 27 5-7 4-6 0 1 11 4 16
Tyson Lien SG 26 3-5 2-2 1 5 2 3 10
Asaad Richardson SF 14 3-4 0-0 1 2 1 3 7
Immanuel Bahr PF 10 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Weston Wagner SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick O'Brien PG 10 1-2 1-2 0 1 2 1 4
Brian Cioffi PF 2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Turnovers: 18 (D.O'Halloran 4, I.Moody 6, K.Smith 2,
T.Lien 3, A.Richardson 1, I.Bahr 1, N.O'Brien 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.O'Halloran 1, I.Moody 1, T.Lien 1)
Steals: 11 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 3, J.Cannon 2, K.Smith 3,
T.Lien 1, W.Wagner 1)
3P FGs: 11-18 (J.Cannon 5-6, K.Smith 2-4, T.Lien 2-4,
A.Richardson 1-2, W.Wagner 0-1, N.O'Brien 1-1)
Player of Game: SG John Cannon (VLNV)
If you're not careful, any Big East team can sneak up on you and hand you a beating. We nearly let that happen, as the Pirates score as many points as I can remember a team getting against us.
Seton Hall makes 14 threes, and we have to shoot 58 percent from the floor to stay with them.
Israel Moody scores a lot, but he gives up a lot of turnovers. And
John Cannon scorches the net from long range.
The fans got what they paid for, didn't they?
Record: 16-0 (2-0).
January 15, 2042
@#1 Villanova 88, St. John's 50
We sink 13 of our 22 three-point attempts and 17 of our 20 free throws, providing a lot of our offense in a comfortable win over St. John's.
I think
Asaad Richardson is liking the sixth man role. Tonight he drops 29 on the Johnnies, adding 5 rebounds.
John Cannon (21p/2s),
Kai Smith (14p/10a/3s/1t),
Dan O'Halloran (10p/11r/2b), and
Immanuel Bahr (3b) all provide quality assistance.
Record: 17-0 (3-0).
January 18, 2042
Code:
#17 Boston College 70, #1 Villanova 64
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Villanova (17-1, 3-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 31 6-12 3-3 1 7 2 2 15
Forrest Curl PF 22 3-5 0-0 1 2 0 2 6
Israel Moody SF 28 6-13 1-2 1 7 2 3 13
John Cannon SG 13 1-5 0-1 0 1 2 5 2
Kai Smith PG 29 4-7 0-0 0 3 9 5 10
Asaad Richardson SF 30 4-6 0-0 4 6 4 2 9
Tyson Lien SG 17 3-9 0-0 2 4 1 2 8
Immanuel Bahr PF 18 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 1
Weston Wagner SF 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick O'Brien PG 9 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 3, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 4,
J.Cannon 1, K.Smith 1, A.Richardson 2, N.O'Brien 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 11 (F.Curl 1, J.Cannon 2, K.Smith 4,
A.Richardson 1, T.Lien 1, I.Bahr 2)
3P FGs: 5-21 (D.O'Halloran 0-1, J.Cannon 0-4, K.Smith
2-4, A.Richardson 1-3, T.Lien 2-7, I.Bahr 0-1,
N.O'Brien 0-1)
Boston College (12-5, 3-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jon LaFramboise C 29 2-6 4-4 1 6 1 2 8
Chris Pless PF 32 3-10 2-3 7 15 1 2 8
Teddy Wine SF 23 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 4 4
Jae Camacho SG 30 2-6 5-5 1 3 4 1 10
Max Fall PG 33 6-10 5-8 2 4 2 2 20
Mervin Hutchison PF 26 3-11 3-6 2 9 1 4 9
James Caudle SG 20 4-5 2-2 2 4 1 1 11
Lenny Mitchum SG 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Desperchins C 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 19 (J.LaFramboise 2, C.Pless 3, T.Wine 3,
J.Camacho 4, M.Fall 3, M.Hutchison 2, J.Caudle 1,
L.Mitchum 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (J.LaFramboise 1, C.Pless 1, T.Wine 2,
J.Camacho 1, L.Mitchum 1)
Steals: 7 (J.LaFramboise 1, C.Pless 2, T.Wine 1, M.Fall
2, J.Caudle 1)
3P FGs: 5-9 (J.Camacho 1-3, M.Fall 3-5, J.Caudle 1-1)
Player of Game: PG Max Fall (BSCOL)
Our first loss of the season comes at Boston College. The Eagles deserve the win; they outplay us in nearly every aspect of the game. They do a good job of denying us good shooting opportunities, and we don't make the ones we get. We commit too many fouls, and they barely foul us at all.
Chris Pless and
Jon LaFramboise, both former five-star recruits, hold their own with our post players--not too many teams have done that this season.
We fall to third in the Big East, behind Boston College and undefeated Georgetown. We face the Hoyas next, in Washington, D.C.
Record: 17-1 (3-1).