College basketball in the SEC that isn’t Kentucky is easy to overlook these days. Ole Miss is best known as the Alma Mater of Eli Manning and as one of the most proudly-southern schools in the deep south. These Ole Miss Rebels can play some hoops as well, however, and after knocking off Indiana...
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Junior big man Antonio Pena calmly sank two free throws with 14 seconds remaining to solidify 6th ranked Villanova’s 71-65 win over Dayton. ‘Nova (4-0) got 18 from Corey Fisher (4-8FG, 10-12FT) as the Wildcats, who led by as much 18 in the second half, made their last 9 shots from the Free Throw...
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The Villanova Wildcats’ second game in Puerto Rico will be against #21 Dayton, a team that will possibly end up being their best non-conference opponent this season. The Flyers (2-0) are coming off a 63-59 victory over #19 Georgia Tech, and won their first game of the season by 10 points against a tough...
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Freshman Isaiah Armwood took one shot against George Mason; that 3-Point attempt went in with 24 seconds to go and gave Villanova (3-0) a 69-68 win in the first round of the Puerto Rico classic. The Cats were down by as much as 13 in the first half and found themselves in a 9-point...
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In the second round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Classic, the Wildcats will face either Dayton (#18 AP/ #21 Coaches) or Georgia Tech (#21 AP / #19 Coaches). Since I currently live in Georgia Tech’s home territory of Atlanta, I am bracing myself for that match-up. With the potential for this match-up...
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George Mason is Villanova’s opening round opponent in this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Classic. We all remember that cinderella run to the Final Four in 2006 (unless you were at the Villanova game, then you maybe saw the score and some highlights later on). This is not the team that beat UConn...
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Start looking into airfare. The field for the 2009 Puerto Rico Tip-off has been announced- well, 7/8 of the field. Joining Villanova in San Juan from November 19-22 will be…
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