Game just ended: 5:40 pm eastern time. Villanova Wildcats defeat LaSalle Explorers 81-63. Some notes on the game are below.
-LaSalle amassed 10 turnovers in the first 10 minutes of the game, allowing the Wildcats to lead by a healthy margin throughout.
-Villanova should have been up by about 20 at half, but they could not seem to find the stroke from long range.
-Pretty sure Taylor King got benched in the first half. He drained a 3 early on, but then didn’t box out on a rebound, which sent King to the bench for the final 17 minutes of the half.
-Halftime score: Villanova 38 LaSalle 30
-Cats upped the lead to 14 early on the second half, but the Explorers did not back down, as they cut the lead down to 6 with about 12 minutes to play.
-Props to Jerrell Williams, who made it to the line 19 times for the Explorers. Although he missed many of these free throws, his work on the glass was noteworthy.
-Scottie Reynolds and Antonio Pena led the way for the good guys, scoring 14 points each, while Corey Fisher had 13 and Dominic Cheek had 10.
-Rodney Green, a supposed stud for LaSalle, did virtually nothing, scoring 7 points on 2-12 shooting.
-Villanova from 3 point range: 6-23—LaSalle from the 3 point range: 1-10. Villanova from the stripe: 25-31—LaSalle from the stripe: 20-35. Villanova rebounds: 28—LaSalle rebounds: 42.
-Maurice Sutton is a decent role player and help defender, but he cannot guard anyone 1 on 1. Guys go right at him and back him down to where it’s basically a layup. He needs to get much, much stronger to have any chance of surviving in the Big East.
The only thing that won Villanova the game today was talent and free throw shooting. Frankly, LaSalle is not very good in terms of skills, but they worked harder than the Cats today, especially on the glass. Villanova’s superior talent caused all of those turnovers, but against a better team, this would have been a loss. Lots of work to do for Jay Wright and the coaching staff.
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November 28, 2009
i was very impressed with Dom’s game tonight. He made a few bad decisions, but thats to be expected. He hustles, plays great D, chases rebounds, and he moves well with and without the ball. The more time he gets early on the fewer of those mental errors he’ll make later in the season when we need him most.