February 19, 2042
Code:
#1 Villanova 102, #2 Georgetown 80
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Georgetown (23-4, 8-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Adam Webb C 27 5-10 2-2 6 15 2 1 12
Phoenix Underwood PF 26 8-12 7-11 2 5 2 0 23
A. Quesenberry SF 22 1-6 0-0 0 3 1 0 2
Tadgh Phelan SG 25 7-16 6-7 0 3 4 5 21
Gregory Mendez PG 21 3-4 0-0 0 1 4 1 8
Otto Harrold PG 25 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 3 2
Barry Barrick PF 22 2-3 0-2 1 6 1 0 5
Harold Whisler PG 13 1-5 0-2 0 1 2 1 2
Rob Arceneaux C 7 0-3 2-2 0 1 0 2 2
Louis Hermes SG 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 3
Juste Faulvarque SF 4 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 0 0
Turnovers: 26 (A.Webb 1, P.Underwood 2, A.Quesenberry
6, T.Phelan 4, G.Mendez 4, O.Harrold 5, B.Barrick 1,
H.Whisler 1, L.Hermes 1, J.Faulvarque 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (A.Webb 1, P.Underwood 2, B.Barrick 1)
Steals: 3 (T.Phelan 1, O.Harrold 1, H.Whisler 1)
3P FGs: 5-20 (A.Quesenberry 0-4, T.Phelan 1-4, G.Mendez
2-3, B.Barrick 1-1, H.Whisler 0-4, R.Arceneaux 0-2,
L.Hermes 1-1, J.Faulvarque 0-1)
Villanova (25-1, 11-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 27 8-17 2-4 3 11 3 4 18
Forrest Curl PF 21 3-3 0-0 0 3 0 1 6
Israel Moody PF 18 8-13 1-1 0 2 1 4 17
John Cannon SG 25 6-11 3-4 0 3 3 4 18
Kai Smith PG 30 4-6 0-0 1 4 10 0 8
Asaad Richardson SF 30 6-14 0-0 2 2 3 3 14
Tyson Lien SG 18 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 7
Weston Wagner C 16 6-8 0-0 2 3 0 3 14
Immanuel Bahr PF 8 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0
Nick O'Brien PG 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 4, F.Curl 1, K.Smith 1,
A.Richardson 2, T.Lien 4, W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (D.O'Halloran 3, W.Wagner 2, I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 19 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 2, J.Cannon 6, K.Smith 2,
A.Richardson 5, T.Lien 1, W.Wagner 2)
3P FGs: 8-23 (J.Cannon 3-8, K.Smith 0-2, A.Richardson
2-6, T.Lien 1-4, W.Wagner 2-3)
Player of Game: SG John Cannon (VLNV)
If you're a neutral fan who wants a classic 1-versus-2 matchup, this is not the game for you. Number 2 doesn't offer much resistance to number 1 this time.
It's one thing to get 20 steals against Grinnell, and another thing altogether to get 19 against Georgetown. And we're not getting many of those steals off clumsy bigs who are trapped handling the ball; we're taking the ball from guards. Meanwhile, our point guard delivers 10 assists with a single turnover.
The most competitive aspect of the game is a big man battle between
Adam Webb and
Dan O'Halloran. They're both top pro prospects for a reason.
Record: 25-1 (11-1).
February 22, 2042
#1 Villanova 76, @St. John's 60
We trail this one at halftime before we pour it on over the next 20 minutes and pull a victory out of the Johnnies' hands.
John Cannon leads the way with a season-best 29 points. Without much fanfare, John has put together quite a career; he's closing in on 1300 career points in three seasons, and he's almost certain to hear his name called on Draft Night in April.
Israel Moody (16p) and
Asaad Richardson (13p) are our other double-digit scorers.
Dan O'Halloran finishes with 13 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Record: 26-1 (12-1).
February 24, 2042
Code:
#1 Villanova 99, Syracuse 85
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Villanova (27-1, 13-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 32 8-13 5-10 2 7 1 2 21
Forrest Curl PF 24 7-10 1-1 5 12 4 2 15
Israel Moody SF 16 5-11 0-0 0 2 0 4 10
John Cannon SG 26 9-15 0-2 1 1 4 3 21
Kai Smith PG 32 1-1 1-2 0 5 9 2 4
Asaad Richardson SF 24 3-11 0-0 1 3 2 5 9
Tyson Lien SG 20 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 1 2
Weston Wagner PF 19 5-8 2-3 1 4 1 1 14
Immanuel Bahr PF 5 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 3 3
Nick O'Brien PG 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 8 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1, J.Cannon 1, K.Smith
2, T.Lien 3)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 1)
Steals: 9 (J.Cannon 5, K.Smith 2, A.Richardson 1,
T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 10-27 (J.Cannon 3-7, K.Smith 1-1, A.Richardson
3-9, T.Lien 0-3, W.Wagner 2-4, I.Bahr 1-2, N.O'Brien
0-1)
Syracuse (10-15, 2-11):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alec Pedigo C 23 1-2 0-1 0 7 0 5 2
Guy Hubbard PF 33 4-10 7-7 3 7 1 0 15
Raymon Rodman SF 36 13-22 9-10 3 6 1 0 40
David Pell SG 30 2-8 2-2 1 6 6 3 7
Rene Gonzalez PG 19 3-6 0-1 0 3 2 4 7
Emmerich Becker C 20 1-5 1-2 3 7 1 1 3
Charles Guertin SG 19 1-4 0-0 0 2 1 3 3
Dallas Lapoint PG 14 3-4 2-2 0 0 3 0 8
Martin Choate C 4 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 0
Chris Ellis SF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 18 (G.Hubbard 2, D.Pell 10, R.Gonzalez 4,
C.Guertin 1, M.Choate 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (G.Hubbard 1, D.Pell 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Rodman 3, D.Lapoint 1)
3P FGs: 8-21 (R.Rodman 5-9, D.Pell 1-6, R.Gonzalez 1-2,
C.Guertin 1-3, M.Choate 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Raymon Rodman (SYR)
Raymon Rodman represents what is best about college basketball to me. He was a four-star, top-100 recruit from the town of Russell, in a part of upstate New York that doesn't usually produce players like him. Veteran fans in the area think he's the best player they've ever seen.
Nobody was surprised when Raymon committed to Syracuse. He's now a senior, a starter for three years. He'll almost certainly complete his career as the Orange's third all-time scorer.
Raymon has played in the NCAA tournament once, as a sophomore; that team reached the Elite Eight. He hasn't had many moments to shine in the national spotlight. That's why I honestly don't mind seeing a mensch like Raymon drop 40 on us tonight. We win the game, after all.
It's a big night for
Forrest Curl, the most complete game he's played for Villanova. And it's another strong performance from freshman
Weston Wagner, who is earning a reputation as a dangerous shooter off the bench.
Record: 27-1 (13-1).