March 14, 2042
Big East Tournament, First Round
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 97, (8) Syracuse 81
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Syracuse (13-17, 4-12):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alec Pedigo C 31 4-7 0-0 3 7 0 1 8
Guy Hubbard PF 34 3-9 1-3 1 6 2 1 7
Raymon Rodman SF 34 13-23 1-2 3 6 3 3 30
David Pell SG 34 5-10 0-0 1 2 5 3 10
Rene Gonzalez PG 34 4-8 4-4 1 6 10 2 14
Emmerich Becker PF 12 2-6 2-2 1 3 0 3 6
Charles Guertin SG 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2
Dallas Lapoint PG 6 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 2
Martin Choate C 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Chris Ellis SF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 20 (G.Hubbard 1, R.Rodman 1, D.Pell 7,
R.Gonzalez 8, E.Becker 1, D.Lapoint 1, C.Ellis 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Pedigo 2, R.Gonzalez 1)
Steals: 7 (G.Hubbard 1, R.Rodman 3, R.Gonzalez 1,
E.Becker 1, C.Guertin 1)
3P FGs: 5-19 (R.Rodman 3-10, D.Pell 0-2, R.Gonzalez
2-5, E.Becker 0-1, M.Choate 0-1)
Villanova (30-1, 15-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 31 5-8 0-0 2 7 4 3 10
Forrest Curl C 23 2-6 2-2 5 7 2 0 6
Israel Moody SF 22 13-18 3-3 3 7 0 3 29
John Cannon SG 29 5-15 0-0 2 5 2 3 12
Kai Smith PG 32 4-10 4-4 1 5 12 2 15
Asaad Richardson SF 19 6-9 0-0 1 1 2 5 13
Tyson Lien SG 16 0-1 1-2 0 1 3 0 1
Weston Wagner PF 18 1-3 0-0 1 5 0 2 3
Immanuel Bahr PF 6 1-1 1-1 0 3 0 0 3
Nick O'Brien PG 2 1-1 2-3 0 0 0 1 5
Turnovers: 19 (D.O'Halloran 3, I.Moody 1, J.Cannon 2,
K.Smith 6, A.Richardson 1, T.Lien 2, W.Wagner 1,
I.Bahr 2, N.O'Brien 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 2,
A.Richardson 1, I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 12 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1,
J.Cannon 3, K.Smith 4, A.Richardson 2)
3P FGs: 8-24 (J.Cannon 2-11, K.Smith 3-5, A.Richardson
1-3, T.Lien 0-1, W.Wagner 1-3, N.O'Brien 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
We score a lot of points, because we take a LOT of shots: 72, to be exact. That points total somewhat obscures our sloppy play. It's not like us to turn the ball over 19 times, and it's certainly not like
Kai Smith to do so 6 times himself. In fact, that's his highest total for the season.
With eleven seconds remaining, a tearful
Raymon Rodman exits a Syracuse game for the final time. He finishes his distinguished career with 1777 points, third most in his school's history--and an even more remarkable 921 rebounds. That's the Syracuse record, and it's set by a 6'5" wing.
Raymon scores one more point than our PotG,
Israel Moody.
Record: 30-1.
March 14, 2042
Big East Tournament Semifinal
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 66, (4) Boston College 55
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Boston College (19-13, 8-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jon LaFramboise C 30 2-8 2-2 3 10 0 2 6
Chris Pless PF 20 1-3 0-0 2 6 0 5 2
Teddy Wine SF 22 3-8 1-1 1 3 1 2 7
Jae Camacho SG 30 1-4 5-6 1 2 1 1 8
Max Fall PG 32 3-10 2-3 0 6 3 2 9
Mervin Hutchison PF 26 1-7 1-2 1 3 0 4 3
James Caudle SF 21 4-10 1-2 2 2 1 1 9
Lenny Mitchum SG 10 2-3 0-2 1 3 2 2 6
Milan Yachmenev PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
É. Desperchins C 8 2-3 1-1 2 3 1 0 5
Turnovers: 16 (J.LaFramboise 1, C.Pless 1, T.Wine 2,
J.Camacho 3, M.Fall 4, M.Hutchison 3, J.Caudle 1,
É.Desperchins 1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (J.LaFramboise 6, M.Hutchison 3)
Steals: 1 (É.Desperchins 1)
3P FGs: 4-13 (T.Wine 0-2, J.Camacho 1-2, M.Fall 1-3,
J.Caudle 0-3, L.Mitchum 2-3)
Villanova (31-1, 15-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 31 5-10 5-10 2 7 2 2 15
Forrest Curl PF 23 2-5 0-0 5 13 1 1 4
Israel Moody SF 29 5-14 4-4 2 4 2 3 14
John Cannon SG 29 3-8 1-2 1 2 5 5 8
Kai Smith PG 31 0-3 1-2 0 4 7 2 1
Asaad Richardson SF 28 6-11 4-5 2 5 1 0 19
Tyson Lien PG 12 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 1
Weston Wagner PF 13 1-2 2-2 1 4 0 3 4
Immanuel Bahr PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Nick O'Brien PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (D.O'Halloran 4, I.Moody 2, J.Cannon 1,
K.Smith 3)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.O'Halloran 2, I.Moody 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Cannon 1, K.Smith 2, A.Richardson 2)
3P FGs: 4-14 (J.Cannon 1-5, K.Smith 0-2, A.Richardson
3-5, T.Lien 0-1, W.Wagner 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Asaad Richardson (VLNV)
This one is a rock fight, and we're just a bit better at throwing rocks than the Eagles are tonight.
Kai Smith hasn't had a stellar tournament so far, and BC's
Max Fall, a very good defender, keeps him under wraps.
Again, we rely heavily on
Asaad Richardson's scoring ability, and Forrest Curl does a lot of good dirty work.
Pitt defeats Georgetown in the other semifinal, so we're spared another Wildcats-Hoyas matchup for the tournament championship.
Record: 31-1.
March 15, 2042
Big East Tournament Championship
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 83, (3) #8 Pittsburgh 48
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Pittsburgh (25-8, 12-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Chris Vice C 33 1-5 1-3 2 4 1 3 3
Chris Brundage PF 32 2-7 0-4 1 7 0 2 4
Cedrick Truax SF 12 3-4 0-0 0 4 0 4 7
Theo Baker SG 25 0-2 0-1 1 3 3 2 0
Roland Goodnight SG 31 6-11 2-2 0 2 4 3 17
Steven Mertens PG 6 3-6 2-2 0 0 0 4 8
Casey Wallace PG 27 3-6 0-0 0 3 1 1 6
Raphael Ramos SF 19 1-5 0-0 3 6 1 1 3
Charles Hardy PF 10 0-0 0-2 0 3 0 0 0
Mark Spicer C 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Turnovers: 21 (C.Vice 1, C.Brundage 1, C.Truax 3,
T.Baker 4, R.Goodnight 2, S.Mertens 2, C.Wallace 6,
R.Ramos 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (C.Vice 2, M.Spicer 2)
Steals: 3 (T.Baker 2, C.Wallace 1)
3P FGs: 5-20 (C.Vice 0-1, C.Truax 1-1, T.Baker 0-2,
R.Goodnight 3-6, S.Mertens 0-3, C.Wallace 0-2, R.Ramos
1-4, M.Spicer 0-1)
Villanova (32-1, 15-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 30 3-10 2-2 4 12 4 1 8
Forrest Curl PF 24 3-3 1-4 2 8 1 1 7
Israel Moody SF 31 10-23 4-5 1 7 0 1 24
John Cannon SG 29 2-8 0-0 2 2 5 3 6
Kai Smith PG 30 3-10 3-4 3 4 8 2 10
Asaad Richardson SF 25 4-6 0-0 1 2 1 3 11
Tyson Lien SG 13 3-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 6
Weston Wagner C 9 0-0 4-4 1 2 0 2 4
Immanuel Bahr PF 7 1-1 2-2 0 2 0 0 5
Nick O'Brien PG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 6 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1,
J.Cannon 1, A.Richardson 1, W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Cannon 1)
Steals: 11 (I.Moody 1, J.Cannon 2, K.Smith 1,
A.Richardson 4, T.Lien 2, I.Bahr 1)
3P FGs: 7-18 (J.Cannon 2-6, K.Smith 1-6, A.Richardson
3-5, I.Bahr 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
A swarming defensive effort pays off in a victory over Pitt that secures our fifth consecutive Big East tournament championship.
With the exception of Roland Goodnight, who plays his usual assertive game, we keep the Panthers from doing what they want to do. Meanwhile, we take super good care of the ball, with
Kai Smith directing the offense like
Kai Smith. Kai would have had more assists if his teammates had been better at making shots.
I'd award the tournament MVP award to
Israel Moody, whose comeback from his Achilles injury seems complete.
A win, however, is a win, and a trophy is a trophy.
Record: 32-1.