January 4, 2043
Code:
#3 Villanova 85, Chicago 51
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Chicago (5-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Hassan Adams C 17 3-4 0-0 1 3 0 4 6
Albert Mestas PF 23 3-4 0-0 0 6 0 1 6
Reno Dutra SF 10 1-3 1-2 1 2 1 4 3
William Caston SG 29 5-10 1-2 1 3 0 2 15
Joe Word PG 23 3-8 0-2 0 1 2 0 6
Nathan Porter PG 11 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Joseph Braddy PG 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0
Charles Slade SG 11 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6
Rupert Rodriguez C 22 0-1 0-1 1 2 1 0 0
Richard Underwood SF 27 2-5 2-4 2 11 1 3 7
Joseph Golden PF 16 0-3 2-5 1 1 0 3 2
Thomas Kelly SF 4 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
Oliver Shockey PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 25 (H.Adams 2, A.Mestas 1, R.Dutra 1,
W.Caston 9, J.Word 3, N.Porter 1, C.Slade 3,
R.Rodriguez 2, R.Underwood 2, J.Golden 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (W.Caston 1, C.Slade 2, R.Rodriguez 3,
R.Underwood 1)
Steals: 5 (H.Adams 1, J.Word 1, J.Braddy 1, R.Underwood
2)
3P FGs: 7-19 (W.Caston 4-9, J.Word 0-3, N.Porter 0-1,
C.Slade 2-2, R.Underwood 1-3, T.Kelly 0-1)
Villanova (12-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran SF 33 2-15 2-2 3 7 3 2 6
Forrest Curl PF 29 2-3 0-0 4 8 2 2 4
Israel Moody SF 19 4-11 6-7 1 3 1 4 14
Asaad Richardson SG 29 8-16 2-2 4 6 5 2 22
Kai Smith PG 33 6-10 1-2 0 3 8 1 17
Tyson Lien SG 13 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 9
Roman Holloway C 22 2-4 0-0 3 5 0 3 4
Scott McMasters PG 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 2
Immanuel Bahr PF 12 1-1 3-4 1 5 0 2 5
Weston Wagner SF 6 1-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 2
Turnovers: 11 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 1,
A.Richardson 1, K.Smith 1, R.Holloway 3, W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 2,
I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 13 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 2,
A.Richardson 2, K.Smith 3, T.Lien 1, S.McMasters 1)
3P FGs: 9-23 (A.Richardson 4-10, K.Smith 4-7, T.Lien
1-3, R.Holloway 0-1, S.McMasters 0-1, W.Wagner 0-1)
Player of Game: SG Asaad Richardson (VLNV)
We have much less trouble with the Maroons than we had with Swarthmore, our other newbie opponent. Our backcourt plays exceptionally well, as Asaad Richardson and Kai Smith combine for an 8-for-17 performance from behind the arc while committing only two turnovers.
One day,
Hassan Adams will tell his grandchildren how he once played against
Dan O'Halloran, defending him so well that the All-American missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.
Record: 12-1.
January 6, 2043
Code:
2042 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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#12 Georgetown 0 0 .000 14 1 .933 20 98
#8 St. John's 0 0 .000 13 0 1.000 43 70
#3 Villanova 0 0 .000 12 1 .923 5 100
#10 Boston College 0 0 .000 11 2 .846 39 94
Providence 0 0 .000 11 2 .846 77 64
#22 Connecticut 0 0 .000 11 1 .917 92 72
#21 Syracuse 0 0 .000 11 2 .846 134 71
Seton Hall 0 0 .000 10 4 .714 46 53
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 9 3 .750 143 92
I've never seen the Big East, or any other conference, roll over its non-league opponents like this. So, I decided to take a closer look. Now I'm not nearly as impressed.
Only three Big East teams have played a ranked opponent, and none have done so more than once!
Boston College lost to #13 Washington. Georgetown and Villanova both lost to #1 Tennessee. We've been flat track bullies, haven't we?
To be fair, I scheduled Vanderbilt and Lafayette, who are almost always Top 25 teams, and neither are that good this year. No other Big East school has dared to challenge themselves against the big boys this year.
Our conference RPI is .566, second to the SEC's .571. The Big Ten is third at .562.