February 5, 2042
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#1 Villanova 90, Seton Hall 86
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Villanova (21-1, 7-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 24 7-9 4-8 2 7 2 4 18
Forrest Curl PF 25 2-6 2-3 1 5 1 0 6
Israel Moody PF 32 8-15 1-2 2 4 5 1 17
John Cannon SG 30 4-12 2-5 0 1 1 4 12
Kai Smith PG 32 4-8 9-12 0 1 7 3 18
Asaad Richardson SF 27 2-7 6-7 2 5 3 0 10
Tyson Lien PG 15 1-3 4-4 1 2 1 1 7
Weston Wagner PF 11 0-2 2-2 1 1 0 1 2
Immanuel Bahr C 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 7 (I.Moody 1, J.Cannon 1, A.Richardson 4,
W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 2, I.Moody 3)
Steals: 15 (D.O'Halloran 1, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 3,
J.Cannon 3, K.Smith 3, A.Richardson 2, T.Lien 2)
3P FGs: 4-19 (J.Cannon 2-8, K.Smith 1-2, A.Richardson
0-3, T.Lien 1-3, W.Wagner 0-2, I.Bahr 0-1)
Seton Hall (12-11, 3-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Frank Wilmoth C 23 2-3 2-2 1 5 2 5 6
Matthew Scholl PF 30 3-4 0-0 0 8 1 1 7
Olen Treadwell SF 34 8-18 5-8 0 8 4 4 22
Basil Upshaw SG 21 6-7 0-1 1 2 4 5 16
Devin Mix SF 18 6-11 2-2 1 1 0 3 18
Joshua Revell PG 27 2-2 2-2 1 5 2 5 7
Joseph Lira SF 23 4-7 0-0 2 6 1 4 8
Keith Trull C 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Jasper Krouse C 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Eugene Mitchell SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Weston Leiva PG 13 1-2 0-0 0 0 4 2 2
Turnovers: 24 (F.Wilmoth 2, M.Scholl 2, O.Treadwell 5,
B.Upshaw 3, D.Mix 2, J.Revell 5, J.Lira 3, W.Leiva 2)
Blocked Shots: 5 (F.Wilmoth 1, M.Scholl 3, K.Trull 1)
Steals: 3 (M.Scholl 1, O.Treadwell 1, J.Lira 1)
3P FGs: 11-15 (M.Scholl 1-1, O.Treadwell 1-3, B.Upshaw
4-4, D.Mix 4-4, J.Revell 1-1, J.Lira 0-1, W.Leiva 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
Pitt beat Georgetown earlier in the week, putting us atop the Big East standings. We nearly slip back down, however, as the Pirates make us work very hard for a narrow victory.
They shoot extremely well, especially from long range, while we don't shoot well at all. Again, we rely heavily on the steady play of
Kai Smith, who is making a solid claim on the title of the nation's top point guard. Tonight, he plays 32 minutes, handling the ball a lot, without committing a single turnover.
Perhaps it's because of his height--Kai is 5'5"--but he's not considered a pro prospect. I'd
love to have him here all four years.
Our defense is very disruptive, and it needs to be. As well as Seton Hall shoots tonight, we need to limit their attempts.
Record: 21-1 (7-1).
February 8, 2042
@#1 Villanova 80, Providence 58
We shoot the ball well from the free throw line (17-for-19) and from three-point distance (13-for-27), and we play opportunistic defense.
Kai Smith finishes with 8 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, and a single turnover.
John Cannon, who takes 13 threes and makes 5, scores 22 points.
Asaad Richardson adds 15 from the bench; they're our only double-digit scorers.
Record: 22-1 (8-1).
February 10, 2042
@#1 Villanova 68, Connecticut 55
It's far from a pretty game; it's the kind of dog fight you'd expect Huskies to enjoy. But we get enough from our big dogs to win.
Dan O'Halloran, the
Big Shamrock, scores 13 points and grabs 12 boards.
Kai Smith dishes out 10 assists with 0 turnovers. But it's
John Cannon, who scores 19 points, makes 7 steals, and blocks 2 shots, who shines the brightest.
Asaad Richardson (12p) and
Israel Moody (10p) also make it into double figures.
Record: 23-1 (9-1).
February 12, 2042
@#1 Villanova 96, #14 Boston College 75
Tonight we host the Eagles, the only team to beat us this season, and this time the outcome is different.
A group of five double-figure scorers is led by
Dan O'Halloran and
Asaad Richardson, who score 16 points each. Dan adds 9 rebounds and 2 blocks to earn the PotG prize.
John Cannon (15p/2s),
Israel Moody (13p/4r/3s), and
Kai Smith (11p/8a/3s/1t) all contribute in especially meaningful ways.
Our shooting slash line is a pretty .600/.500/.810.
Record: 24-1 (10-1).