The Game: #2 Villanova (20-2, 9-1) at #6 West Virginia (19-3, 8-2)
Location: The WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: Big Monday on ESPN
Brief Rundown: Villanova had the brakes beat off them by Georgetown in a blizzard just two days ago in Washington D.C. Villanova gave up 100 points for the first time in who knows how long, and acted as if the ball was covered in a rare disease, turning it over again and again. And despite all that, they continued to battle and made that game closer than it should have been. No time to think about that though, as they play their second Top-10 opponent on the road, in a place where they’ve struggled.
West Virginia has been winning a lot since losing to Notre Dame and Syracuse earlier this year. Both were by a combined 3 points though, so even when they went down they were there until the end. Da’Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks are the stars for the Mountaineers, and will test Villanova’s front line. While they may be lacking in quality guards (an area we can exploit) they are certainly not lacking in frontcourt talent, so this will be an interesting battle.
What I Want To See: I want to see the young guys rebound from an embarrassing outing on Saturday. We’ll see what they’re made of tonight in what should be as hostile an environment that they’ll see until Syracuse. I also want to see us go on the attack with lots of guards instead of trying to conform to WV’s size. Isaiah Armwood vs. Ebanks could be a fun matchup to watch though.
…Lets Go Nova!…time to put Saturday behind us and rebound with a BIG win tonight…I’ll be tweeting during the 2nd half for the first time in a long time…
