November 10, 2043
Travelers Invitational Semifinal
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 84, Northwestern 74
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Northwestern (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Steven Marty C 28 2-3 0-0 2 9 2 2 4
Allen Wheeler PF 30 4-8 6-7 1 5 3 4 14
Ambrose Mackenzie SF 31 6-14 0-0 3 5 2 3 15
Randall Tiffany SG 28 2-9 2-2 1 3 1 2 8
Daniel Rivera PG 25 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 4
Charles Pearcy SG 15 4-9 4-4 0 1 2 2 14
Devin Schlegel PG 11 2-3 3-4 1 3 1 3 9
Domingo Strahan SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0
Devon Bradley PF 13 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 0
Rich Cardoso SF 6 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2
Harlan Thorson C 9 1-1 2-2 0 2 0 0 4
Turnovers: 22 (A.Wheeler 3, A.Mackenzie 4, R.Tiffany 2,
D.Rivera 4, C.Pearcy 4, D.Strahan 1, D.Bradley 2,
R.Cardoso 1, H.Thorson 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (A.Wheeler 2, A.Mackenzie 1, R.Tiffany
1, D.Bradley 2)
Steals: 6 (A.Wheeler 1, A.Mackenzie 3, D.Rivera 1,
D.Bradley 1)
3P FGs: 9-21 (A.Mackenzie 3-6, R.Tiffany 2-6, D.Rivera
0-2, C.Pearcy 2-4, D.Schlegel 2-3)
Villanova (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 33 3-10 3-4 6 11 2 1 9
Forrest Curl PF 29 3-8 1-2 2 8 1 2 7
Israel Moody SF 31 8-14 5-6 2 3 2 3 21
Asaad Richardson SG 29 5-12 4-5 1 3 4 3 16
Kai Smith PG 33 6-11 3-3 0 3 9 4 16
Tyson Lien SG 14 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 7
Immanuel Bahr PF 16 2-5 2-2 3 7 0 3 6
Scott McMasters PG 4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Roman Holloway C 7 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 1 0
Weston Wagner SF 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 9 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 1,
A.Richardson 2, T.Lien 2, R.Holloway 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (D.O'Halloran 3, I.Moody 1, I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 11 (I.Moody 1, A.Richardson 5, K.Smith 4,
T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (A.Richardson 2-7, K.Smith 1-5, T.Lien
1-1, W.Wagner 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
Nine assists, four steals, 16 points, and no turnovers: a
Kai Smith masterpiece in our first game of the new season. One of his assists comes in the game's first minute, and it facilitates the
1000th and 1001st points of
Dan O'Halloran's career.
Northwestern keeps it close--very close--for a half before we open the game up a bit. We don't shoot particularly well, but we don't turn the ball over and do enough to advance to the finals of this sweet little tournament in Hartford.
Record: 1-0.
November 12, 2042
Travelers Invitational Championship
Code:
(1) #1 Villanova 82, (3) Xavier 48
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Xavier (1-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Earl Doney C 13 2-3 1-2 1 3 0 4 5
Cody Barrett C 31 1-2 2-4 1 7 1 2 4
Ronald Chancey SF 30 5-5 2-2 0 2 0 2 14
George Huck SG 17 4-9 0-0 0 1 0 2 10
Clinton Forde PG 31 1-3 1-2 1 1 5 2 3
Donald Brown SG 25 2-10 0-1 2 3 1 1 5
Roy Smith PG 9 0-2 1-3 0 0 0 2 1
Merle Saleh SG 8 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 2 0
Michael Altman PF 15 1-7 0-0 1 2 1 1 2
Robin Obedoza C 16 2-3 0-0 1 3 1 2 4
Andres Powell PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Julius Garcia SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (E.Doney 3, C.Barrett 2, R.Chancey 2,
G.Huck 2, C.Forde 8, D.Brown 1, M.Altman 1, J.Garcia 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (C.Barrett 4, C.Forde 2)
Steals: 9 (R.Chancey 5, G.Huck 2, C.Forde 2)
3P FGs: 5-14 (R.Chancey 2-2, G.Huck 2-5, C.Forde 0-1,
D.Brown 1-2, R.Smith 0-2, M.Saleh 0-1, A.Powell 0-1)
Villanova (2-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 32 5-9 8-12 6 8 0 1 18
Forrest Curl PF 27 2-7 0-0 2 6 3 3 4
Israel Moody SF 30 10-16 3-3 2 7 2 1 23
Asaad Richardson SG 23 5-8 1-1 1 4 1 2 12
Kai Smith PG 30 3-9 6-6 1 1 8 2 14
Tyson Lien SG 17 1-2 4-4 0 1 2 2 6
Immanuel Bahr PF 20 0-0 0-0 1 7 1 2 0
Scott McMasters PG 10 2-2 1-1 0 1 1 1 5
Roman Holloway C 6 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Weston Wagner SF 5 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Mark Ferree SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 1, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson
4, K.Smith 2, T.Lien 3)
Blocked Shots: 9 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1,
T.Lien 1, I.Bahr 3, W.Wagner 1)
Steals: 11 (I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 3, K.Smith 4,
S.McMasters 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (A.Richardson 1-4, K.Smith 2-6, T.Lien
0-1, W.Wagner 0-2)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
Israel Moody is an old-fashioned player who scores his points slashing to the basket and finding gaps in a defense for short jumpers and floaters. Tonight he does these things like a boss, and contributes rebounds and steals, too.
The Musketeers focus a lot of their attention on
Dan O'Halloran. I don't blame them, but that allows other Wildcats, like Israel, room to operate. And Dan usually gets his, anyway.
We bring another trophy back home to Wawa Arena.
Record: 2-0.
