Last year, Villanova outscored Marquette 156-113 in the first 34 minutes of the teams' two games.
In the last six minutes, #mubb outscored Nova 42-9.
In the last six minutes, #mubb outscored Nova 42-9.
In each #mubb game this season, at least one of the Golden Threeagles – Sam Hauser, Markus Howard or Andrew Rowsey – has scored 20+ points.
Jalen Brunson has the 4th-lowest turnover rate in #BIGEASThoops of the 64 players that play enough minutes to be measured by KenPom.
This is despite the fact that Brunson is responsible for facilitating Nova's offense and does the most dribbling/passing on the team. #mubb
This is despite the fact that Brunson is responsible for facilitating Nova's offense and does the most dribbling/passing on the team. #mubb
Last game against Butler, only six Nova players saw more than seven minutes of action. With Jermaine Samuels out, the Wildcats will either need to be hyper-vigilant with foul avoidance or give Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree/Tim Delaney more minutes.
In last year's upset over Villanova, Hauser, Rowsey and Howard only combined to go 5-of-12 for 13 points. Reinhardt and Fischer were the top scorers. Those three will obviously need to do much more this year. #mubb
You would have to go back to March of 2013 to find the last time Villanova lost two games in a row. (March 14 vs. Louisville, March 22 vs. UNC)
I've scrolled through about 50 teams' KenPom pages to find out if this is the longest streak in the country. So far, it is. #mubb
I've scrolled through about 50 teams' KenPom pages to find out if this is the longest streak in the country. So far, it is. #mubb
One new guy #mubb will have to look out for this time is freshman forward Omari Spellman. He's scored double digits in eight of Villanova's 14 games.
He's growing more confident from distance too; 10 of his 20 3-point makes have come in the last four games.
He's growing more confident from distance too; 10 of his 20 3-point makes have come in the last four games.
If #mubb pulls the upset, they'll have a three-game conference winning streak, which hasn't happened in the Wojo era yet.
Here ends my thread of interesting things I found while perusing the media guide. Opening tip is in roughly an hour; much more coming soon! #mubb
