January 26, 2043
Code:
#2 Villanova 86, Seton Hall 74
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Villanova (17-2, 5-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 36 6-10 3-6 4 12 1 3 15
Forrest Curl PF 31 4-6 0-0 3 8 1 2 8
Israel Moody SF 34 7-15 3-3 2 6 2 2 17
Asaad Richardson SG 31 7-13 4-4 0 3 3 3 20
Kai Smith PG 34 4-10 5-5 1 3 11 3 15
Tyson Lien SG 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 3
Roman Holloway C 14 3-3 0-0 0 2 1 1 6
Scott McMasters PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 4 0
Immanuel Bahr PF 5 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Nick O'Brien PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Ferree SG 2 0-0 0-2 0 0 1 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 3, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 4,
A.Richardson 1, K.Smith 3, S.McMasters 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 3, I.Bahr 1)
Steals: 9 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1,
A.Richardson 2, K.Smith 3, M.Ferree 1)
3P FGs: 5-16 (A.Richardson 2-7, K.Smith 2-8, T.Lien 1-1)
Seton Hall (11-9, 1-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Frank Wilmoth C 28 5-12 1-4 1 8 0 3 11
Keith Trull C 16 1-2 0-1 0 2 1 1 2
Joseph Lira SF 25 5-6 1-2 0 0 3 4 16
Joshua Revell SG 30 6-8 2-3 1 3 4 4 19
Alfonzo Gordon PG 33 4-10 3-3 0 2 4 3 11
Benjamin Brown PF 20 0-2 2-2 0 3 0 1 2
Monte Weisman PF 15 2-2 7-7 1 2 0 0 11
Weston Leiva PG 23 0-4 2-2 0 1 2 1 2
Daren Coss SF 9 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Chris Francisco PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (F.Wilmoth 1, K.Trull 1, J.Lira 2,
J.Revell 3, A.Gordon 4, M.Weisman 1, W.Leiva 3, D.Coss
1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (F.Wilmoth 3, B.Brown 2, W.Leiva 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Lira 2, A.Gordon 1, D.Coss 1)
3P FGs: 10-18 (J.Lira 5-5, J.Revell 5-7, A.Gordon 0-4,
W.Leiva 0-1, D.Coss 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
It's a really good thing when a game like this one seems routine: a twelve-point win over a conference opponent that features good shooting, solid defense, unselfish play, and balance. We could have been more accurate from behind the arc, but that's how this year's Villanova team rolls.
A shout out to Seton Hall's guards for their accurate long-range marksmanship.
A misstep by Syracuse against Boston College returns us to the top of the Big East.
Record: 17-2 (5-1).
January 28, 2043
Code:
#2 Villanova 78, St. John's 70
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St. John's (15-5, 2-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
RJ Cannon C 30 0-2 2-2 1 6 1 1 2
Zachariah Hanson PF 35 1-5 0-0 1 8 1 4 2
Sammy Childers SF 32 5-17 5-6 1 4 4 5 19
Kim Francis SG 30 8-15 5-6 1 3 2 4 25
Tony Price PG 27 0-6 2-2 1 1 2 1 2
Mark Gile PG 16 5-6 2-2 1 1 1 3 13
Isaac Hernandez SG 8 2-3 0-0 0 0 2 1 4
Glenn Breen C 15 0-3 1-2 0 3 1 4 1
Robert Overton SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 8 (Z.Hanson 2, S.Childers 3, K.Francis 1,
M.Gile 1, G.Breen 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (R.Cannon 2, Z.Hanson 1)
Steals: 10 (S.Childers 1, K.Francis 4, T.Price 3,
M.Gile 2)
3P FGs: 9-22 (R.Cannon 0-1, S.Childers 4-7, K.Francis
4-6, T.Price 0-3, M.Gile 1-2, I.Hernandez 0-1, G.Breen
0-2)
Villanova (18-2, 6-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 35 3-9 6-7 2 16 3 2 12
Forrest Curl PF 32 3-5 4-5 2 6 3 0 10
Israel Moody SF 29 6-12 5-7 1 6 3 5 17
Asaad Richardson SG 24 5-9 0-0 1 4 2 4 14
Kai Smith PG 32 2-8 0-0 2 2 5 5 5
Tyson Lien SG 20 4-5 4-4 2 3 0 2 15
Roman Holloway C 17 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 1
Scott McMasters PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Immanuel Bahr PF 6 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Weston Wagner SF 1 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Mark Ferree SG 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 17 (D.O'Halloran 3, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 6,
A.Richardson 2, T.Lien 4, R.Holloway 1)
Blocked Shots: 8 (D.O'Halloran 3, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 1,
I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 4 (D.O'Halloran 1, I.Moody 2, A.Richardson 1)
3P FGs: 8-16 (A.Richardson 4-6, K.Smith 1-6, T.Lien
3-3, M.Ferree 0-1)
Player of Game: SG Kim Francis (STJN)
As if they'd read what I just wrote, the boys prove they can shoot threes tonight, coming back on very short rest to beat St. John's.
Kai Smith is the possible exception, but that's not really Kai's game.
Dan O'Halloran dominates the paint defensively on a night when his shot won't fall. Dan's stats aren't as glossy as they were last year, but I'd argue he has a more balanced team around him. We don't need 20-and-12 from Dan every night to win.
Record: 18-2 (6-1).
February 4, 2043
Code:
#2 Villanova 76, Connecticut 67
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Villanova (19-2, 7-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 35 4-10 7-7 2 8 4 0 15
Forrest Curl PF 30 5-8 1-3 4 7 0 1 11
Israel Moody SF 32 6-16 1-1 1 4 2 0 13
Asaad Richardson SG 21 2-7 0-0 0 2 4 4 6
Kai Smith PG 33 4-7 8-8 1 2 6 2 18
Tyson Lien SG 22 2-5 0-0 2 2 3 1 5
Roman Holloway C 19 3-6 0-0 3 4 0 2 6
Scott McMasters PG 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Immanuel Bahr PF 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Weston Wagner SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Ferree SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (D.O'Halloran 3, I.Moody 2, A.Richardson
4, K.Smith 2, R.Holloway 2, I.Bahr 1, M.Ferree 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (I.Moody 2, R.Holloway 1)
Steals: 10 (D.O'Halloran 1, I.Moody 3, K.Smith 4,
T.Lien 2)
3P FGs: 5-15 (A.Richardson 2-7, K.Smith 2-3, T.Lien
1-4, S.McMasters 0-1)
Connecticut (16-6, 4-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Raphael Rainer C 23 1-3 0-0 3 5 1 1 2
Chris Butler PF 19 0-1 0-0 2 5 0 5 0
Jonathan Martinez SF 31 8-16 0-0 1 5 1 2 19
Marcus Dalessio SG 34 5-9 0-0 1 1 4 2 13
N. Bazemore PG 25 2-7 4-4 0 0 4 4 10
Graham Boss PG 14 3-3 0-1 1 3 2 2 8
Dino Ferris C 22 1-2 1-1 0 6 2 2 3
Jeffrey Deckard PF 15 3-5 0-0 2 5 0 1 6
Henry Darcy SF 15 2-3 2-2 0 1 4 2 6
George Diaz SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Wyatt Verret C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 28 (R.Rainer 2, C.Butler 3, J.Martinez 1,
M.Dalessio 4, N.Bazemore 8, G.Boss 1, D.Ferris 1,
J.Deckard 3, H.Darcy 4, G.Diaz 1)
Blocked Shots: 10 (R.Rainer 1, M.Dalessio 3, D.Ferris
4, J.Deckard 2)
Steals: 7 (M.Dalessio 2, N.Bazemore 2, J.Deckard 1,
H.Darcy 2)
3P FGs: 10-23 (J.Martinez 3-7, M.Dalessio 3-6,
N.Bazemore 2-7, G.Boss 2-2, H.Darcy 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
The Huskies discover that it's almost impossible to win when you commit 28 turnovers. We force a number of them, but they're also very careless.
Asaad Richardson has an off night, but the rest of the guys play well. It's not a spectacular win, but they all count.
UConn has a player named
Graham Boss. Yes, he is.
Record: 19-2 (7-1).