January 10, 2043
Win #1000
Code:
#3 Villanova 76, #22 Connecticut 67
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Connecticut (12-2, 1-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Clark Roberts C 32 3-9 0-0 2 10 2 4 6
Chris Butler PF 32 4-11 0-0 4 7 0 4 8
Jonathan Martinez SF 31 3-11 6-9 1 4 5 1 13
Graham Boss SG 31 7-10 2-4 3 6 1 2 19
N. Bazemore PG 35 4-10 0-0 2 2 2 1 8
Raphael Rainer C 13 2-2 1-2 0 2 1 1 5
Dino Ferris PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Darcy SG 20 2-5 1-1 2 3 2 1 5
George Diaz SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 3
Turnovers: 16 (C.Butler 2, J.Martinez 2, G.Boss 3,
N.Bazemore 4, H.Darcy 5)
Blocked Shots: 7 (C.Roberts 2, C.Butler 5)
Steals: 3 (G.Boss 1, N.Bazemore 2)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Martinez 1-4, G.Boss 3-6, N.Bazemore
0-3, H.Darcy 0-1, G.Diaz 1-1)
Villanova (13-2, 1-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 34 8-11 0-0 2 9 3 3 16
Forrest Curl PF 30 4-12 1-2 7 13 1 1 9
Israel Moody SF 21 5-10 3-4 0 4 4 3 13
Asaad Richardson SG 25 3-8 4-5 2 3 1 3 11
Kai Smith PG 36 1-3 2-2 0 1 7 2 4
Tyson Lien SG 14 3-6 0-0 1 1 3 2 7
Roman Holloway C 21 1-5 0-0 2 3 0 1 2
Scott McMasters PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Immanuel Bahr PF 7 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 2
Weston Wagner SF 6 2-4 0-0 1 3 2 2 6
James Largent C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Ferree SG 3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 6
Turnovers: 11 (D.O'Halloran 3, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 1,
A.Richardson 2, K.Smith 1, T.Lien 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 2, R.Holloway
1)
Steals: 6 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1, A.Richardson 2, K.Smith
1, T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 6-19 (A.Richardson 1-5, K.Smith 0-2, T.Lien
1-4, R.Holloway 0-1, W.Wagner 2-4, M.Ferree 2-3)
Player of Game: C Dan O'Halloran (VLNV)
Some people are surprised at how little ceremony accompanied coach Graham Sims' 1000th win. His wife,
Mary Kate, his children
Duncan and
Zoe, and their families are seated behind the Wildcats bench, but that's not terribly unusual. Mary Kate almost never misses a game, and the kids, who live nearby, are regular spectators, too. There's a photo opportunity after the game, where the Sims family gathers around Graham as he holds the game ball in his hands.
"You can't predict when something like this will happen," Graham points out. Privately, Graham says he asked the Villanova athletic department to keep things low-key: the ball ceremony and a social media post or two.
The game itself is a fairly routine Villanova win: not many turnovers, lots of assists, solid defense, outshooting their opponent. The low point is a twisted ankle suffered by
Dan O'Halloran, who is listed as day-to-day for the next week or so.
Record: 13-2 (1-1).
Graham Sims' Career Record: 1000-150.