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| 769 | VA COMMONWEALTH | 150.5 | 152 | | 770 | VILLANOVA | -1.5 | -1.5 |
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| All Games | 3-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 92.7 | 50.3 | 47.6% | 41.0 | 71.0 | 35.0 | 43.4% | 34.7 | | Road Games | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 85.0 | 48.0 | 40.3% | 49.0 | 69.0 | 30.0 | 42.1% | 42.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 92.7 | 50.3 | 47.6% | 41.0 | 71.0 | 35.0 | 43.4% | 34.7 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 92.7 | 50.3 | 30-64 | 47.6% | 12-29 | 40.2% | 20-32 | 64.2% | 41 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 72.3 | 36.5 | 24-56 | 42.5% | 8-23 | 35.3% | 16-24 | 66.8% | 37 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 85.0 | 48.0 | 25-62 | 40.3% | 11-29 | 37.9% | 24-40 | 60.0% | 49 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 71.0 | 35.0 | 22-51 | 43.4% | 7-19 | 35.7% | 20-29 | 69.3% | 35 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 64.7 | 30 | 22-53 | 41.2% | 6-18 | 34.3% | 15-23 | 65.8% | 35 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 69.0 | 30.0 | 24-57 | 42.1% | 4-17 | 23.5% | 17-33 | 51.5% | 42 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
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| All Games | 3-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 76.7 | 36.7 | 43.7% | 34.0 | 58.3 | 23.3 | 46.4% | 31.0 | | Road Games | 1-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 77.0 | 32.0 | 38.0% | 40.0 | 66.0 | 30.0 | 54.9% | 33.0 | | Last 5 Games | 3-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 76.7 | 36.7 | 43.7% | 34.0 | 58.3 | 23.3 | 46.4% | 31.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 76.7 | 36.7 | 26-59 | 43.7% | 7-25 | 26.3% | 19-26 | 70.9% | 34 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 70.9 | 34.9 | 25-56 | 44.0% | 8-24 | 32.1% | 14-21 | 67.8% | 34 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 77.0 | 32.0 | 27-71 | 38.0% | 8-33 | 24.2% | 15-24 | 62.5% | 40 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 58.3 | 23.3 | 22-47 | 46.4% | 5-15 | 33.3% | 10-18 | 56.6% | 31 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 1 | | vs opponents averaging | 58.9 | 27.2 | 21-51 | 41.2% | 5-17 | 30.3% | 12-18 | 67.8% | 34 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 2 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 66.0 | 30.0 | 28-51 | 54.9% | 6-16 | 37.5% | 4-10 | 40.0% | 33 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 2 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: VA COMMONWEALTH 74.7, VILLANOVA 65.3 |
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| 11/14/2014 | *TENNESSEE | 85-69 | W | -8 | W | 142.5 | O | 25-62 | 40.3% | 49 | 18 | 24-57 | 42.1% | 42 | 19 | | 11/18/2014 | TOLEDO | 87-78 | W | -11.5 | L | 153.5 | O | 27-59 | 45.8% | 34 | 13 | 24-48 | 50.0% | 32 | 21 | | 11/20/2014 | MD-EAST SHORE | 106-66 | W | | - | | - | 39-70 | 55.7% | 40 | 8 | 18-47 | 38.3% | 30 | 20 | | 11/24/2014 | *VILLANOVA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2014 | @ OLD DOMINION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2014 | @ ILLINOIS ST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/6/2014 | VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/13/2014 | N IOWA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2014 | BELMONT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/14/2014 | *LEHIGH | 77-66 | W | | - | | - | 27-71 | 38.0% | 40 | 9 | 28-51 | 54.9% | 33 | 23 | | 11/17/2014 | MD-EAST SHORE | 81-44 | W | -34 | W | 144.5 | U | 29-51 | 56.9% | 31 | 12 | 13-38 | 34.2% | 22 | 22 | | 11/20/2014 | BUCKNELL | 72-65 | W | -20 | L | 138 | U | 21-54 | 38.9% | 31 | 7 | 24-51 | 47.1% | 38 | 21 | | 11/24/2014 | *VA COMMONWEALTH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | DELAWARE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2014 | @ LASALLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/6/2014 | ST JOSEPHS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2014 | *ILLINOIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2014 | TEMPLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | VA COMMONWEALTH: Shaka Smart has built a strong program at VCU, and this may be the most talented team he has had thus far. Swingman Treveon Graham (15.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 APG) is an explosive athlete who fits the system perfectly. He can cause havoc on the defensive end, and after the forced turnover, he is out and running. SG Melvin Johnson (10.4 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.2 APG) and PG Briante Weber (9.4 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.9 APG and 3.5 SPG) are two more players who love to defend. Sophomore PF Mo Alie-Cox (3.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG in 14.4 MPG) is still raw offensively, but his tremendous leaping ability makes him a force on the offensive glass and in turning away opponents' shots. VCU has challenged itself in the non-conference season, and will be a team by March that nobody wants to face. | | VILLANOVA: The second-seeded Wildcats lost to UConn in the Round of 32 in last year's NCAA Tournament, but again have a chance to be a high seed in March with nearly all their players returning. Senior SG Darrun Hilliard (14.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.6 APG) and senior PF JayVaughn Pinkston (14.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.4 APG) are two very experienced players who have appeared in many big games in their careers. Hilliard showed the ability to hit from the outside (41% threes), helping open up space for Pinkston (52% FG) to attack the basket. PG Ryan Arcidiacono (9.9 PPG, 3.5 APG, 2.4 RPG) is the floor general on the team, and he does a terrific job of getting the Wildcats the ball in the best situation to score. He turns the ball over only 1.4 times per game, which is huge for a Villanova team that can score in bunches. Bigger things are also expected out of swingman Josh Hart (7.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG) and SG Dylan Ennis (5.1 PPG). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (VILLANOVA-VA COMMONWEALTH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Villanova-VCU Preview* =======================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Villanova (3-0) at VCU (3-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT
Villanova and VCU are thriving due in large part to their ability to force turnovers.
Whichever team manages to take better care of the ball figures to have the edge in Monday night's Legends Classic semifinal between the 12th-ranked Wildcats and No. 15 Rams at the Barclays Center.
Villanova (3-0) comes off a closer-than-expected 72-65 home win over Bucknell on Thursday, needing a 9-0 run over the final 1:40.
"I would much rather be in a game like this, now that it's over," said coach Jay Wright, who played at Bucknell. "Going into the game, I wanted it to be a 30-point game. But this is good for us."
The Wildcats' offense again looked inconsistent, shooting 38.9 percent. They shot 38.0 percent in a season-opening 77-66 win over Lehigh but were 29 for 51 (56.9 percent) in last Monday's 81-44 win over Maryland Eastern Shore. They were 5 of 22 from deep against the Bison, falling to 20 for 76 (26.3 percent) for the season. They ranked third in the Big East in 2013-14 with a 35.6 3-point percentage and were second with 8.9 3-pointers made per game.
Junior guard Dylan Ennis has been Villanova's best scoring option, averaging 15.0 points on 48.4 percent shooting.
Wright has leaned heavily on his defense, which ranks fourth in the nation with 22.0 turnovers per game.
"We have a lot of experienced guys on our squad this year," said Daniel Ochefu, who leads the team with 1.3 blocks per game. "Everyone is comfortable. We make it tough on ourselves in practice. So when we get to the game we just try to translate that."
Limiting opponents' key players continues to be a struggle, however. The Wildcats surrendered 32 points to Bucknell's Chris Hass on 9-of-12 shooting after he totaled 26 points in his first two games. Villanova gave up 17 points to Maryland Eastern Shore's Devin Martin - 5.0 more than his average - and let Lehigh's Austin Price score a season-high 24 - the same number he has totaled in his other three games.
The Rams (3-0) boast two high-scoring guards in Melvin Johnson (18.3 ppg) and Treveon Graham (18.0 ppg). Johnson is shooting 52.6 percent and the duo is combining to make 5.3 3-pointers per game.
VCU is once again creating havoc for opposing offenses, forcing an average of 20.0 turnovers. The Rams have led the country each of the last three seasons in turnovers forced and averaged 18.2 in 2013-14.
Villanova is committing 9.3 turnovers per game while VCU has been slightly sloppier at 13.0.
The Rams committed a season-low eight turnovers in Thursday's 106-66 win over UMES, however. VCU shot 55.7 percent - including a 15-for-33 mark from 3-point range - and held the Hawks to 38.3 percent shooting.
Seven Rams hit at least one 3-pointer, including freshman Terry Larrier, who made a team-high four and scored 21. The highly touted recruit had gone 3 for 14 from the field in his first two games and was shut out in Tuesday's win over Toledo.
VCU is one of the nation's highest scoring teams with 92.7 points per game.
"When they're defending like that and they shoot the ball like they did tonight, you really don't have a chance," UMES coach Bobby Collins said.
The winner of the schools' first meeting will play Michigan or Oregon on Tuesday night.
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