March 26, 2028
NCAA East Region Final...the Elite Eight
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(1) #1 Villanova 69, (7) #17 Lafayette 61
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Lafayette (31-7, 11-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Porter Prado C 19 5-11 2-7 1 5 1 5 12
Finn Mills C 35 3-6 2-2 1 7 1 5 8
Mike Wong SF 34 3-11 4-4 3 7 1 4 10
Caleb Hamilton SG 30 3-9 2-2 0 10 6 1 9
Paul Clough PG 35 6-13 1-2 0 2 5 2 15
Tod Quiroz SG 17 0-4 2-2 0 2 1 2 2
Garth Hartsfield PG 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
David Bowen PF 12 1-4 3-3 2 6 1 2 5
Brian Quirk PF 12 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0
David Farrell PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Virgil SG 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 16 (P.Prado 2, F.Mills 1, M.Wong 2,
C.Hamilton 4, P.Clough 2, T.Quiroz 3, B.Quirk 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (P.Clough 1, T.Quiroz 1, B.Quirk 1)
Steals: 9 (P.Prado 1, F.Mills 2, M.Wong 3, C.Hamilton
1, P.Clough 2)
3P FGs: 3-18 (P.Prado 0-2, M.Wong 0-2, C.Hamilton 1-4,
P.Clough 2-4, T.Quiroz 0-4, D.Bowen 0-1, D.Farrell 0-1)
Villanova (34-3, 16-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Avery Sullivan C 27 3-6 1-1 2 9 2 3 7
Jose Blanco PF 28 2-9 9-11 1 9 3 3 13
B. Le Fleurquin PF 34 10-20 1-3 1 8 1 4 21
Jacob Allen SG 33 1-6 4-4 0 4 3 0 6
Devin Guzman PG 34 4-8 3-7 1 3 6 2 11
Duncan Sims SG 13 2-4 4-4 0 3 1 3 8
Corey Hicks SF 23 0-1 1-2 1 5 2 2 1
Richard Pray SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Caleb Blaney PF 5 1-3 0-2 0 0 0 1 2
Joshua Parkin C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 14 (A.Sullivan 2, J.Blanco 2, B.Le Fleurquin
5, J.Allen 2, D.Guzman 1, D.Sims 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Sullivan 1, J.Blanco 2, B.Le
Fleurquin 2)
Steals: 3 (D.Guzman 1, D.Sims 2)
3P FGs: 0-10 (J.Allen 0-5, D.Guzman 0-1, D.Sims 0-1,
C.Hicks 0-1, C.Blaney 0-2)
Player of Game: PF Jose Blanco (VLNV)
Graham Sims' current team eliminates his former team and earns its second consecutive trip to the Final Four.
It's a much closer game than the regular season matchup between these two teams, which ended with a 98-75 Villanova victory. The Wildcats overcome a bizarrely bad day of three-point marksmanship, as they miss all 10 of their long shot attempts.
Bruno Le Fleurquin, who's had a rough tournament so far, bounces back with a strong game, and the reliable
Jose Blanco does
Jose Blanco things.
Caleb Hamilton, a juco transfer who arrived at Lafayette as
Graham Sims was leaving, completes his collegiate career today. And it's a poignant moment for his classmate
Bret Bryant, who watches the game from the bench, a heavy brace on his surgically repaired knee. I can't help but wonder if the presence of Bryant, now a 7'0" small forward with a wide array of skills, would have changed the outcome of today's game. Bret's best friend is
Duncan Sims, who embraces him warmly after the final buzzer sounded.
The Final Four is now set, and it's full of great storylines. We'll face
Douglas Gillum's Kansas team, while Georgetown takes on Texas on the other side of the bracket.
Record: 34-3.