I Bleed Blue and White

The Game: #9 Villanova (23-5, 12-4) at Cincinnati (`6-12, 7-9)

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Broadcast: ESPN2

Brief Rundown: Villanova looks to be falling apart fast after getting embarassed in the Syracuse on Saturday Night. The seniors looked disinterested and the young guys looked overwhelmed and there is a sense of uneasiness surrounding the entire program. They are going into a tough place to play against a team that can do some damage despite their poor record on the season. If there was ever a time for a team to step up and reassert itself, it is now. Scottie and Reggie, this is your team. Lead by example.

Cincinnati was touted as a possible breakout team this year in the BIG EAST but they have fizzled to a degree. Deonta Vaughn is the senior leader on this team and he’s flanked by a solid big man in Yancy Gates and phenom freshman Lance Stephenson, who is also the team’s leading scorer. They’ll be looking for some saving grace in a disappointing year and a win over a Top-1o team would make them feel a lot better about themselves.

What I Want To See: I just want to see some heart out of this team. I thought they had broken out of the slump in a dominating win over South Florida, but they turned around and got run off the court against a very, very good team, but it was still wildly disappointing to see. The seniors need to realize this is the stretch run for them and play with pride and lead this young but talented team. I want to see the hustle and determination that made me fall in love with this program.

…Lets Go Nova…I’ll be tweeting during the 2nd half for anyone on Twitter…we need this game if we’re even thinking about a 2-seed in The Dance…not to mention getting us back on the right track…this is a good test for this team coming off a bad loss…