Pre-Game

Four points. That was the margin by which Marquette took their win over Villanova on New Years day. That game was in Milwaukee, however, on the Golden Eagles’ home court — Saturday’s game will give the Wildcats a chance at revenge in Philadelphia. In their last meeting, Marquette had a 3 point lead at...
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With the odds again stacked against them, the Wildcats will travel to the KFC Yum! Center in search of their second road victory of the season. Louisville, like Villanova, has just three conference victories so far this season, beating struggling St. John’s, DePaul and Pittsburgh since conference play started. They had won 12 straight...
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This time last season the country was buzzing about the suddenly resurgent Red Storm, tearing a path to the top of the Big East standings and building a tough home court advantage at Madison Square Garden. This season couldn’t be more different; after losing 9 seniors and 3 recruits, the Johnnies are looking tremendously...
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Seton Hall has played against Villanova 100 times, more than any other opponent. The Wildcats lead the all-time series 63-37 and have won the last nine contests. The last time the Pirates won at Villanova was February 26, 1994. If the Pirates have a chance to break that tough-luck streak, this season might be...
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This year the Big East will be an uphill battle for the Wildcats, who have yet to learn the finer points of winning basketball games. Now they will travel to Cincinnati, where the 13-4 Bearcats await them this weekend. Cincy is coming off of a big win in Washington D.C. over a Georgetown team...
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Syracuse is back on top of the world and the Associated Press polls and at 17-0, it is hard to say that the Orange aren’t capable of matching their hype. They rank 3rd in the nation in offense and fifteenth in defense. Villanova rates considerably lower in both categories. When the Orange comes to...
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While the Wildcats were imploding against South Florida on Thursday, the thought came to mind, “What if they don’t win a Big East game?” Villanova is 0-3 in Big East play for the first time since 1980-81, the program’s first in the conference. That team finished 8-6 in the conference and tied for third...
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We are having some technical difficulties this weekend, so we are publishing an abbreviated game preview, sans pictures. The unranked Cats (7-6, 0-1) visit Bradley Center today to take on Marquette (11-2, 0-0) at 1:00 PM EST. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Marquette is ranked #14 in the AP Poll. The Golden...
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Heading into Morgantown is never a an easy environment. The Mountaineers have always had a raucous crowd in place for Big East contests, one that has become famous for it’s belligerence and bad behavior that once provoked Bob Huggins to ask the fans to play nice. Villanova will have few advantages in their Big...
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American University is best known to Villanova fans as the school that looked like they were ready to upset the Wildcats in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament. American took a 10-point lead into half time before a second-half effort helped Villanova to a 13 point win, the first in a run...
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