Pittsburgh vs. Villanova: Full Game Preview
By on January 15, 2013
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Pittsburgh
(13-4, 1-2 away)
Villanova
(11-5, 6-2 home)
Venue: The Pavilion
7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT, January 16, 2013
Team Leaders
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | T Zanna 12.6 | S Adams 6.1 | T Woodall 5.5 |
| Villanova | J Pinkston 13.3 | M Yarou 6.3 | R Arcidiacono 3.4 |
Reviewing current performance metrics, Pittsburgh has an edge in two significant categories. The Panthers turn the ball over less often, nine per game to 15 per game. Pittsburgh also has an advantage in field goal percentage, 49% to 40%. Areas of strength for Pittsburgh include: offensive rebounding percentage at 42.4, turnover percentage at 15.7, and effective field goal percentage at 54.5.
Pittsburgh StatSmack
- James Bell is ranked 10th in the Big East in three-pointers.
- Maurice Sutton is ranked 6th in the Big East in blocks.
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Villanova has a stronger schedule than Pittsburgh this season (SOS Rank: #137 vs #219).
- Diaper Dandies love us. Villanova has recruited more McDonald's All-Americans out of high school than Pittsburgh (12 vs 7).
- How does our back look? Villanova is ranked higher than Pittsburgh in the Big East (#1 vs #11).
- Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Villanova has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Pittsburgh (13 vs 6).
- Ryan Arcidiacono is ranked 3rd in the Big East in three-pointers.
- Villanova has a much better NCSA Athletic Ranking than Pittsburgh (#51 vs #112).
- Villanova has a much better NCSA Power Ranking than Pittsburgh (#26 vs #65).
| PITT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Talib Zanna | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | Lamar Patterson | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Tray Woodall | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B- | Steven Adams | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| C+ | James Robinson | 29 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | J.J. Moore | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Dante Taylor | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Cameron Wright | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C- | Durand Johnson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Trey Zeigler | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nova Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | R. Arcidiacono | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B- | J. Pinkston | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C+ | Mouphtaou Yarou | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | James Bell | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | Darrun Hilliard | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Maurice Sutton | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Daniel Ochefu | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Achraf Yacoubou | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Tony Chennault | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Henry Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Patrick Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Nick McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Mislav Brzoja | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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