January 12, 2043
Code:
#3 Villanova 96, Providence 68
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Providence (12-4, 1-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Matthew Peloquin C 29 1-6 4-6 0 3 0 2 6
Josh Dunkin PF 25 6-7 6-7 2 6 1 1 18
Norm Anderson SF 24 2-4 0-0 0 4 2 3 5
Harold Willett SG 25 5-8 4-4 1 2 2 1 14
Mike Gandy PG 23 1-5 2-2 0 0 2 2 4
Chris Carillo PF 21 1-3 0-0 3 6 1 3 2
Rein Firsch PG 23 2-6 0-1 0 1 2 2 6
Willie Vazquez SG 17 2-3 2-2 1 1 4 0 6
Günter Eichelman C 8 1-1 0-0 2 4 1 1 2
James Mallett PG 5 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 5
Donnell Morales PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 22 (M.Peloquin 3, J.Dunkin 2, N.Anderson 5,
H.Willett 2, M.Gandy 4, W.Vazquez 5, G.Eichelman 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (M.Peloquin 3, M.Gandy 1, C.Carillo 1,
R.Firsch 1, W.Vazquez 1, G.Eichelman 1)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 4-15 (N.Anderson 1-2, H.Willett 0-1, M.Gandy
0-4, R.Firsch 2-6, W.Vazquez 0-1, J.Mallett 1-1)
Villanova (14-2, 2-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Roman Holloway C 27 2-3 1-2 4 6 1 4 5
Forrest Curl PF 22 3-3 0-2 0 2 0 4 6
Israel Moody SF 28 14-25 4-4 4 5 2 3 32
Asaad Richardson SG 27 11-17 1-1 1 2 2 1 26
Kai Smith PG 30 2-6 0-0 1 1 12 0 4
Tyson Lien SG 16 2-4 0-0 1 1 3 1 6
Immanuel Bahr PF 18 2-4 1-2 2 3 1 0 5
Scott McMasters PG 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0
Weston Wagner SF 20 3-6 2-4 1 5 2 3 10
James Largent C 5 0-1 2-2 0 3 0 0 2
Turnovers: 7 (R.Holloway 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1,
K.Smith 1, I.Bahr 1, W.Wagner 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (R.Holloway 3, I.Moody 1, W.Wagner 2)
Steals: 12 (R.Holloway 1, I.Moody 2, A.Richardson 4,
K.Smith 3, I.Bahr 2)
3P FGs: 7-18 (A.Richardson 3-7, K.Smith 0-2, T.Lien
2-4, W.Wagner 2-5)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
Dan O'Halloran's absence pushes more of the responsibility for scoring onto
Israel Moody and
Asaad Richardson, and they respond spectacularly.
Roman Holloway plays well in his first career start, and
Weston Wagner is productive in extended duty from the bench.
Having players like Holloway and Wagner keep us out of trouble when injuries, foul trouble, and fatigue take their toll on our starters. We can let O'Halloran heal completely before he returns to action without sacrificing our chances to win against tough opponents.
We avoid turnovers and create lots of them, and that's a winning formula for us.
Record: 14-2 (2-1).
January 14, 2043
Code:
#3 Villanova 79, Boston College 53
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Villanova (15-2, 3-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Roman Holloway C 27 1-3 0-0 1 6 0 3 2
Forrest Curl PF 30 3-3 0-0 2 7 0 0 6
Israel Moody SF 32 9-20 1-2 2 5 3 2 19
Asaad Richardson SG 30 12-17 2-3 2 9 3 3 31
Kai Smith PG 33 3-11 0-0 0 2 9 1 7
Dan O'Halloran C 18 1-4 0-0 3 8 2 2 2
Tyson Lien SG 12 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 2 2
Immanuel Bahr PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0
Scott McMasters PG 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Weston Wagner SF 8 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 0 7
Turnovers: 9 (R.Holloway 1, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 1,
D.O'Halloran 2, T.Lien 1, I.Bahr 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (R.Holloway 1, I.Moody 4, D.O'Halloran
3)
Steals: 11 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 4, A.Richardson 3,
K.Smith 2, S.McMasters 1)
3P FGs: 8-21 (A.Richardson 5-8, K.Smith 1-5, T.Lien
0-2, S.McMasters 1-2, W.Wagner 1-4)
Boston College (12-4, 1-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jon LaFramboise C 30 5-15 2-4 3 9 0 1 12
Chris Pless PF 34 5-10 2-3 1 10 1 1 12
James Caudle SF 32 3-12 1-2 1 2 2 4 8
Jae Camacho SG 20 3-8 2-2 1 3 3 3 11
Milan Yachmenev PG 23 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 4 2
Major Garcia C 22 1-4 0-2 1 6 0 2 2
Lenny Mitchum PG 18 0-3 4-4 1 2 2 1 4
Frank Grady SG 15 1-3 0-0 2 4 0 0 2
Hilton Bain PF 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Joesph Gutierrez C 2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Joseph Keim SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (J.LaFramboise 3, C.Pless 1, J.Caudle 1,
J.Camacho 2, M.Yachmenev 4, M.Garcia 1, L.Mitchum 1,
F.Grady 2, H.Bain 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.LaFramboise 1, M.Garcia 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Caudle 1, J.Camacho 1, M.Yachmenev 1,
L.Mitchum 1)
3P FGs: 4-17 (J.Caudle 1-6, J.Camacho 3-8, L.Mitchum
0-2, F.Grady 0-1)
Player of Game: SG Asaad Richardson (VLNV)
Is Boston College an example of a Big East team that inflated its reputation by beating up on a weak lot of opponents in November and December? They don't play like the #10 team in the country--on their home floor--tonight.
Asaad Richardson enjoys his second big game in a row. This time, he sets a new career high for points. Israel Moody is an especially disruptive defender, calling attention to an aspect of his game that's often overlooked.
Record: 15-2 (3-1).
January 21, 2043
Code:
#2 Villanova 105, Pittsburgh 81
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Pittsburgh (10-7, 1-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Chris Vice C 31 3-6 1-1 2 8 2 0 8
Mark Spicer PF 28 2-7 4-4 3 9 0 0 8
Cedrick Truax SF 22 5-10 1-1 0 1 1 3 13
Theo Baker SG 16 3-7 1-2 4 4 2 4 8
Casey Wallace PG 23 4-12 1-3 1 2 1 1 11
Steven Mertens SG 19 3-7 0-0 1 2 2 4 6
Raphael Ramos SF 21 4-8 4-4 2 4 1 0 14
Timothy Tucker PG 16 3-5 2-2 1 3 1 2 9
Richard Derry C 12 1-6 0-0 3 4 3 2 2
Jake Vitale PF 10 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Charles Hardy PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Johnson SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 18 (C.Vice 1, M.Spicer 1, C.Truax 4, T.Baker
4, C.Wallace 3, T.Tucker 4, R.Derry 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (C.Vice 6, R.Derry 1)
Steals: 5 (T.Baker 1, R.Ramos 1, T.Tucker 2, J.Vitale 1)
3P FGs: 9-31 (C.Vice 1-1, C.Truax 2-4, T.Baker 1-5,
C.Wallace 2-7, S.Mertens 0-3, R.Ramos 2-4, T.Tucker
1-3, R.Derry 0-4)
Villanova (16-2, 4-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 30 4-13 3-4 4 13 2 2 11
Forrest Curl PF 27 7-10 0-0 4 4 1 3 14
Israel Moody SF 23 8-14 1-1 0 5 1 2 17
Asaad Richardson SG 27 6-10 2-2 1 4 2 1 17
Kai Smith PG 22 6-9 5-5 0 0 9 4 18
Tyson Lien SG 20 6-8 0-0 0 1 3 0 15
Roman Holloway C 25 3-4 0-0 2 8 3 2 6
Scott McMasters PG 11 1-2 2-2 0 0 5 2 5
Immanuel Bahr PF 7 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 1 2
Weston Wagner SF 8 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0
Mark Ferree SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 12 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 2,
K.Smith 1, T.Lien 2, R.Holloway 1, S.McMasters 1,
W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1,
A.Richardson 1, I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 13 (F.Curl 3, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 2,
K.Smith 4, T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 8-14 (A.Richardson 3-5, K.Smith 1-2, T.Lien
3-4, S.McMasters 1-2, W.Wagner 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
We move up a spot in the polls after a Duke loss, and we play like we deserve our ranking in a nicely balanced victory over Pitt at Wawa Arena.
The full range of
Kai Smith's talents are on display. He makes the night even more special by scoring his
1000th career point. His understudy,
Scott McMasters, combines with him on a 14-assist, 2-turnover point guard masterclass.
Georgetown lost to UConn over the weekend, so we climb to second place in the Big East, a half-game behind Syracuse.
Record: 16-2 (4-1).