Villanova Basketball

Women’s Basketball Claws Past Villanova For Fourth Straight Win

... two steals and forcing a wayward pass through its pressure on the ball. On the other end, the effort Georgetown has exhibited all season found its way to the stat sheet through eight offensive rebounds in the third quarter, including three at the end of the period, keeping the ball in Georgetown’s hands for the final 1:20 of the third. A boisterous home crowd carried the Hoyas through the fourth quarter. Contentious foul calls and no calls led to emotions running high, and a Villanova team that improved its shooting from the field could not calm down for its foul shots, going 0-4 from the line. Georgetown, meanwhile, scored eight of its nine points from the free throw line to keep the Wildcats at arms’ length for most of the fourth. “We just feed off of their energy,” said Woodard of the crowd. ...

Jenkins, Brunson, Lead No. 1 Villanova Past Seton Hall 76-46

... The Pirates still have more wins over Villanova (3) than any other Big East team since 2013. Seton Hall has lost 15 straight games at the Pavilion dating to Feb. 26, 1994. Villanova: The Wildcats won their 1,700 th career game (1,700-813). The Wildcats previous record at the Pavilion was 46 straight from January 2007 to February 2011. The active streak started with a 68-40 win over USF on Feb. 9, 2013. No. 1, meet No. 1: 76 ers' No. 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons watched the game from a courtside seat. He has not played this season because of a broken right foot. The Wildcats received 28 first-place votes and 1,580 points from a 65-member national media panel while the Jayhawks remained No. 2 despite getting more No. 1 votes. MISSING CHAMPIONSHIP. Villanova stuffed display cases from last season with a Big East title, cut-up championship nets and a national championship trophy that was paraded down Philadelphia. But the Pirates denied them the conference tournament title and former Wildcat Daniel Ochefu, now with the Washington Wizards couldn't forget the stinging defeat. He tweeted , 'Number 1 team in the country boutta spank Seton Hall! We owe ...

Villanova, Kansas Stay 1-2, Gonzaga Up To 3rd

... has quite a week coming up. The Jayhawks are at West Virginia on Tuesday and then visit Kentucky on Saturday. Virginia will also face two ranked opponents on the road: at Notre Dame on Tuesday and at Villanova on Sunday. The other double-ranked game has Xavier at Cincinnati in their annual crosstown meeting on Thursday. AP College Basketball Poll. The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25 th-place vote, and previous ranking. Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 41, SMU 33, Northwestern 28, UNC Wilmington 14, Iowa St. 12, Virginia Tech 7, Dayton 6, Southern Cal 6, Akron 1, Illinois St. 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Utah 1. Gian Clavell scores with 3.8 left; Colorado State edges ...

No. 1 Villanova Overcoming 'constant Challenge' Of Championship Hangover

... with 11 seconds left and the game tied at 59. Hart dribbled near the top of the key, then drove down the lane, missing with two seconds left. Di Vincenzo, to the left of the basket, skied and tipped the ball in as the buzzer sounded and the crowd roared. After the refs watched the replay to make sure the ball left Di Vincenzo's hand before the buzzer, the packed house at the Wells Fargo Center went nuts for a second time in a minute. Villanova shot 4 for 22 in the first half and 13 for 18 in the second half. The Wildcats stayed in the game with 20 for 24 shooting from the foul line. What it means. With the win, Villanova improved to 20-2 overall and 14-0 over the last four years in games immediately following losses. The last time Villanova lost back-to-back games was the last two games of 2013, to Louisville in the Big East Tournament and to North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, which had won five ...

Nba Scouts Dish On Nation's Best

... take: "He knows how to play and plays hard. He's kind of similar to a Malcolm Brogdon. Not great at anything in particular but good. Everything for Josh Hart comes hard. He's not the natural, elite-level athlete. He's blue-collar.". Lonzo Ball , UCLA Bruins. Ball flirted with a triple-double in UCLA's 102-80 win over Arizona State on Jan. 19, with 10 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. He couldn't lift the Bruins past Arizona in their 96-85 loss on Jan. 21, despite scoring a game-high 24 points with eight assists and only one turnover. Scout's take: "Elite-level passer. He's got some athleticism. He has a funky-looking shot, but he can get it off. He still has to work on being able to get to a spot in the half-court situation. He's not going to break you down to get there. But in transition, where he has more open floor, his handle is more conducive to getting wherever he needs.". Frank Mason III , Kansas Jayhawks. Mason didn't have the best shooting night in the Jayhawks' 85-69 loss at West Virginia on Tuesday. His 6-for-16 performance from the field was highlighted by the fact that he didn't attempt a free throw for ...

Tbt January 26th

... game or two, and use this as a place for Nova Nation to relive some of their favorite games. We’ve pulled games from the last 60+ years, all the way back to 1950, so there should be something for everyone. Let’s get to it. VUHoops #TBT for January 26 th. Overall Record: 7-9, 1-3 vs ranked teams. If these TBT’s tell us nothing else, it’s that we should really appreciate how good Villanova has been playing these last few years. Sure, Nova has been good before, but there have definitely been stretches that were tough to watch. Even the Road/Neutral argument doesn’t work today as the team is just 3-3 at home on the 26 th. But one of those home games is my favorite regular season win of all time, so that helps. Most Frequent Opponent: Seton Hall three times (2-1). Outside of a 20 point blowout by the ‘71 Nova team that went to the NCAA Championship Game against UCLA that season, these were two very close games back in the 1950’s. Nova won by 3 on the road, but lost to then #13 Seton Hall by two at ...

Tough Tests Ahead For Kansas, Villanova, Kentucky Stars

... guard has been the Bruins’ primary defender on 135 possessions, per Synergy Sports Data, and opponents have mustered only 0.73 ppp, placing Ball in the 83 rd percentile nationally. He’s ably handled pick-and-roll ballhandlers, spot-up shooters and players coming off screens. His contribution to the best shooting offense in the history of advanced metrics (dating to 2002) is obvious. Ball’s shots and assists are worth 1.626 points per trip. Malik Monk, Kentucky (21.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.3 apg). With teammate De’Aaron Fox on the bench due to injury, Monk poured in 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting Saturday to lead the Wildcats past South Carolina in a battle of SEC unbeatens. “[Monk’s] been doing unbelievable work the last week,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “Man, he's put in his time. He's mastering his craft. We had a great practice film session. I go up to my office and I shower and I look back and he and Isaiah Briscoe are like in a full body sweat getting a workout in. That's what we need to see. My job is to get them to come together. Their job is to be responsible for themselves.”. Barring ...

Sportswriters Banquet Will Salute Villanova, Lindros, Ali

... will present the award. Other winners: WBA super-featherweight champion Jason Sosa, a South Jersey native who attended Sterling High, will receive the Native Son award; Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen, the radio voices of the Phillies, will accept the Bill Campbell Broadcast award; and The Inquirer's Jeff Mc Lane will be honored with the Stan Hochman award for the year's best story. Oliver Chamberlain will accept a special achievement award on behalf of his late uncle, Wilt Chamberlain, who led the 76 ers to a 68-13 record and the NBA title 50 years ago. St. Joseph's men's basketball coach Phil Martelli will accept the Good Guy award, and Villanova's former track and field and cross-country coach, Hall of Famer Marty Stern, will receive a special-achievement award. Villanova track and cross-country standout Patrick Tiernan will be honored as most ...

Villanova Back Where It Belongs

... Last week's ranking: 3. In six Pac-12 games, Bryce Alford has made 29 of 48 shots from 3-point range. That's a ridiculous 60 percent. Record: 16-1. Last week's ranking: 4. Bill Self's team has reeled off 16 straight after a loss to Indiana in the season opener in Hawaii. Record: 17-0. Last week's ranking: 5. The Zags remain the lone unbeaten team in the country after Baylor lost to West Virginia. Gonzaga pulled away from Saint Mary's late in Spokane to avenge being swept by the Gaels in the regular season last year. Record: 15-2. Last week's ranking: 6. After making just one 3-pointer in the win over Vanderbilt, Kentucky was 8-of-12 from beyond the arc in the first half against Auburn. Record: 16-1. Last week's ranking: 1. The Bears, after moving into the top spot for the first time in school history, ...

Womens Basketball Hosts Villanova On Saturday

... sophomore guard Adrianna Hahn, who is averaging 14.4 points per contest. Junior guard Alex Louin is second in scoring at 12.7 points per contest, and Megan Quinn leads the team in rebounding with a team-best 6.2 rebounds per contest. This will be the fourth-straight game on the road for the Wildcats. Villanova began the stretch at Penn on Wednesday, Jan. 18, with a 60-48 win. Villanova is currently 5-2 in road games this season. Georgetown is 20-40 all-time against the Wildcats, and 12-14 at home. Earlier this season, Georgetown fell, 71-50, on the road in Pennsylvania. In the last meeting at Mc Donough Arena a season ago, the Hoyas lost, 63-60, as the Wildcats used a late run to get the win. Adomako scored 24 in the game and White had 18. Both pulled in seven rebounds to lead the Blue & Gray. Tipoff on Saturday is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mc Donough Arena. The game will be streamed ...

Hart Scores 25, No. 1 Villanova Beats Providence 78-68

... seven. The Wildcats entered the game averaging 25 attempts from beyond the arc. 'They do a great job of taking away 3 s,' Villanova coach Jay Wright said of Providence. 'Our guys did a good job of reading the defense and not taking contested 3 s. Josh is as relentless at attacking the basket as anybody I've ever seen.'. Hart finished 10 of 16 from the field. 'Just be aggressive is something Coach always says,' Hart said. 'If they step up, make the right pass, If they don't, you score.'. Rodney Bullock had 17 points and Jalen Lindsey added 14 for Providence (13-8, 3-5). The Friars were coming off consecutive wins over Seton Hall and Georgetown but couldn't compete with Villanova. An 8-0 run to start the second half gave Villanova its biggest lead to that point, 43-31. Mikal Bridges got it started with a layup and jumper, Jenkins hit a jumper and Hart made another layup. 'Villanova took advantage of every mistake we made,' Friars coach Ed Cooley said. 'The game was lost on the first five possessions of the second half.'. Jalen Brunson and ...

No. 1 Villanova, No. 2 Kansas And No. 4 Kentucky Lose In Night Of College Basketball Upsets

... in an 85-69 victory over South Carolina. The Wildcats played a second straight game without reserve guard Mychal Mulder. School officials said Mulder didn't make the trip to Knoxville due to an illness. No. 13 Louisville 106, Pittsburgh 51. Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 29 points, Anas Mahmoud added 14 while making all seven of his shots and No. 13 Louisville overwhelmed host Pittsburgh 106-51 on Tuesday night. The Cardinals (17-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) rebounded from a close loss at No. 10 Florida State on Saturday by handing the reeling Panthers the second-worst loss in the program's 111-year history. Louisville held Pitt (12-8, 1-6) to 25 percent shooting (13 of 51) and never let the Panthers in the game. Pitt went without a basket for more than 12 minutes during the first half as the Cardinals built a 37-13 lead and kept pouring it on. ...