Villanova struggled with shooting from the field, but nailed 34 free throws to come back and beat La Salle 76-69 in overtime. It was the second consecutive night that a Big 5 match-up went to overtime — imagine that as a double-header. Despite needing an additional 5-minute period, Villanova pulled out the win behind...
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La Salle basketball hasn’t set the world on fire in a long time, but they have given the Wildcats a few fits in recent years. The Explorers kept it close last year at Tom Gola Arena, even taking the lead for a while, but ultimately the Wildcats were able to squeak out a 3-point...
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American University released their 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Schedule today. As a note for Villanova Fans will take note that the Eagles will be traveling to the Main Line to take on Villanova at The Pavilion on December 22nd. The game will be a re-match of the 2009 NCAA 1st Round game. 7p Update: LaSalle...
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It wasn’t pretty, not by a long shot, but the upside of this win is the fact that we now know we can win when it counts. It was “gut check” time and we passed the test. LaSalle is no slouch and so when we look back on this I think it will be...
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No. 12 Villanova avoided disaster in front of 4,000 screaming fans at Tom Gola Arena, overcoming a 1-14 shooting drought over the first seven minutes to escape with an 84-81 victory over the Explorers. Maalik Wayns scored 19 points on 8-15 shooting and made a critical go-ahead layup with 1:09 left. Villanova tied the...
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La Salle has lost their last eight meetings with the Villanova Wildcats. Their last meeting was an 81-63 ‘Cats win at the Pavilion, and Aaric Murray, then a freshman, scored 15 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots for the Explorers. This season the Explorers and their highly-rated forward are 6-3 coming into...
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The three A-10 schools released their basketball schedules on Tuesday. Here is the game information… Friday, December 3rd: vs. St. Joseph’s (PA) at The Pavilion (ESPNU) Sunday, December 12th: @ LaSalle at Tom Gola Arena (ESPNU) Wednesday, December 29th: vs. Temple at The Pavilion (ESPN2)
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Villanova’s annual Big 5 match-up with LaSalle has been set. The Wildcats will travel to Tom Gola Arena on December 12th.
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Villanova couldn’t break LaSalle until 25 minutes into the game when the Wildcats went on a 16-5 run in the second half. ‘Nova (6-0) was paced by Scottie Reynolds and Antonio Pena who both contributed 14 points in the win. Corey Fisher added 13 points (and 6 steals) and freshman Dominic Cheek finished with...
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Villanova vs. LaSalle Live Blog
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