I Bleed Blue and White

The Game: #6 Villanova (14-1, 3-0) at Louisville (12-4, 3-0)

Location: Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Broadcast: “Big Monday” on ESPNHD

Brief Rundown: Villanova had another nail-biter with Marquette, but for the 2nd time in a week they managed to pull out the W and in the process move to 3-0 in the young conference season. Corey Stokes’ offense, which had been M.I.A. for weeks, was a key factor in getting the Wildcats going early. They’ll need him again as Louisville sometimes gives some zone looks.

Louisville has been an enigma this year. They have loads of talent, but they look like they really miss Terrence Williams and Earl Clark, as nobody has stepped up into a leadership role. The way they played Kentucky was nice, but losses to Western Carolina, Charlotte, and UNLV raise more than a few concerns. Their 3 conference wins were against Providence, South Florida, and St. John’s. Again, nothing to be impressed by. But this is still Louisville. Villanova needs to be on their A-Game.

What I Want To See: Word came down today that Jay Wright wants to play Mouphtaou Yarou for 20-25 minutes. If that really is happening, I want to see him hold his own against Samardo Samuels and Terrence Jennings. Nobody is expecting him to dominate, but we can’t afford for him to get abused all night either. Welcome to the BIG EAST Mouph.

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