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Villanova found itself in a nine-point hole on its home floor to Marquette and once again, needed someone to play hero in the end. The Wildcats made just one field goal in a stretch that lasted close to nine minutes and this allowed Marquette to open a 66-57 lead. Over the final six minutes of […]
How much grace do you want to extend to Marquette men’s basketball on a night when they had a chance to shoot for overtime on the road against a team that is the unofficial #30 team in the country in the AP poll? This has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season for […]
Kevin Willard is now the head coach of Villanova and there are some Maryland fans who are still unhappy about it. It was a bit of a controversial split for Willard and Maryland last year. On Saturday, there was a contingent of Terps’ fans who sat around the Villanova bench as the Wildcats defeated Georgetown […]
Villanova is on a mission to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years. The Wildcats have yet to crack the Top 25 this season, but currently sit at 18-5 and 9-3 in the Big East. According to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, Villanova is seen as a “likely” tournament team, sitting on […]
Malachi Palmer played sparingly early during his first season at Villanova. Palmer transferred in from Maryland after Kevin Willard made the move to become head coach of the Wildcats. After a lull in the middle of the season, Palmer has been getting a bigger opportunity and has been making the most of it. Guard play […]
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College basketball was quite different in 1988. The Age of Duke was just a few years old and no one understood that it was an historical epoch. Duke hadn’t even won a national championship at that point. And the old Big East was a monster. Georgetown and Villanova had won national championships. St. John’s was […]
The UConn men’s basketball team had just enough to beat Villanova, prevailing in overtime, 75-67, behind 24 points from Solo Ball and a heroic second-half effort from Alex Karaban. Karaban finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, but did not score his first basket of the game until the halfway mark of the second frame. […]
The No. 2 UConn men’s basketball team looks to keep things rolling in Big East play this weekend, as the Huskies return home to Hartford after a week off for a clash with Villanova (15-4, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon looking to extend their winning streak to 15 straight games and stay unbeaten in conference play. […]
Going into the December 29th loss to St. John’s, Marquette was sitting at #56 in the NET. The loss knocked them to #66. Beating Villanova got Marquette back to #54. Losing to Seton Hall didn’t really affect anything in that regard, but losing to Georgetown in what BartTorvik.com’s Game Scores says is the worst performance […]
If there was any lingering doubt that the Red Storm were a serious Big East contender, that was laid to rest on Saturday night. St. John’s bested Villanova on the road by a score of 86-79 to claim their fourth straight victory and sole possession of second place in the conference. After a back-and-forth first […]
Welcome to the thread for Saturday night’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Villanova. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
Shouts to Andrei over at Paint Touches, as he very helpfully answered the call I put out at the top of the recap of Marquette’s 76-73 loss to Villanova. My biggest flaw as a basketball observer/recapper/blogger is that I stink at recognizing what is happening live. As such, when I saw Chase Ross badly miss […]
Let’s get it out of the way off the top: I think getting the ball to Chase Ross while he was 3-for-11 on the day and 2-for-6 from behind the arc against Villanova here in order to hit a three-pointer and tie the game and force overtime was a bad idea. I think going to […]
Okay, so look. Marquette isn’t going to shoot 61% on three-pointers every single game for the rest of the year. BUT Sunday against Villanova was the second time this season that Marquette has connected on over 60% of their three-point attempts, and the second time in Big East competition, too. The Golden Eagles have hit […]
Okay, so look. Marquette isn’t going to shoot 61% on three-pointers every single game for the rest of the year. BUT Sunday against Villanova was the second time this season that Marquette has connected on over 60% of their three-point attempts, and the second time in Big East competition, too. The Golden Eagles have hit […]
After nearly a month of staying at 10 in the AP Poll, BYU moved up a spot to 9 after the road win at Kansas State Saturday. BYU is one of seven Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona (1), Iowa State (3), Houston (7), Texas Tech (14), Kansas (22), and UCF (25). Villanova, who […]
Six days ago, Marquette women’s basketball lost their last game of 2025 maybe perhaps exclusively because they missed 14 layups in a seven point loss to St. John’s. They came up with an interesting preventative measure to that idea on Sunday afternoon at the McGuire Center against a Villanova team that came in at 5-0 […]
I would like it if Marquette would stop being interesting. The 73-66 loss to St. John’s on December 29th was run-of-the-mill interesting as far as basketball goes, as Marquette missed 14 layups in the game. Four in were in the fourth quarter, all of which were when the Golden Eagles were within a possession. If […]
Led by a career night from Duke Brennan, Villanova (8-2) gets back to its winning ways with a 18-point victory over old Big East rival Pittsburgh. It is the first win over the Panthers since the 2009 Elite Eight. The aforementioned Brennan did work all night in the paint, scoring 24 points on a perfect […]
In Saturday’s ACC Action, Louisville hammered Memphis 99-73, UNC beat South Carolina Upstate 80-62, UMass thrashed Florida State 103-95, Miami took care of UL Monroe 104-79, Notre Dame aced the Evansville test 82-58, Clemson got by Mercer 70-63, Hofstra punked Syracuse 70-69, Villanova dismissed Pitt 79-61, Cal took out Northwestern State 79-70, Stanford slipped by […]
We’re another week into December, and conference play has tipped off, but Tuesday night’s slate has fans and bettors focused on the NCAAB Odds for two massive non-conference clashes. First up, Villanova vs Michigan renew their recent rivalry that began with their 2018 Championship meeting. Followed, and not to be outdone by a meeting between our two most recent champs in Florida vs UConn at the Mecca, Madison Square Garden. Let’s review the odds for these and other college hoops games tonight ...
The Temple Owls (4-4) take on the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (4-3) on December 6, 2025. On Monday, in its most recent game, Temple lost to Villanova 74-56. With 15 points, Aiden Tobiason was its top scorer. In its previous game, Saint Joseph’s (PA) beat Princeton on Sunday, 60-58. Its high scorer was Deuce Jones with 17 points. When is Temple vs. Saint Joseph’s (PA) and when does it start? This contest between the Owls and Hawks is scheduled to tip off on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Be re...
The Duquesne Dukes (2-0) play the Queens Royals (1-2) on November 11, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN+. In its most recent game, Duquesne beat Sacred Heart on Friday, 92-80. Tarence Guinyard scored a team-high 25 points (and contributed seven assists and four boards). In its most recent game, Queens lost to Villanova on Saturday, 94-74. Its leading scorer was Nasir Mann with 21 points. When is Duquesne vs. Queens and when does it start? This contest between the Dukes and Royals will take ...
After opening the season at #8 in the AP Preseason Poll, BYU moved up one spot to #7 in the AP Poll released Monday. BYU opened week one with a neutral court win over Villanova and blowout home win over Holy Cross. BYU is one of 6 Big 12 teams ranked along with Houston (1), […]