Providence vs. Villanova: Full Game Preview
By on February 2, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | B Cotton 21.5 | L Henton 8.2 | V Council 7.0 |
| Villanova | J Pinkston 12.9 | M Yarou 6.3 | R Arcidiacono 3.3 |
Providence travels to The Pavilion on Sunday to take on Villanova. Tip-off occurs at 12:00 EST and you can catch it on MASN, SNY, WPVI. The Friars defeated the Wildcats 69-66 on January 19th and are 2-4 against them over the past four years.
Providence is currently in 13th place in the conference and Villanova is in 10th.
In spite of 20 points and 9 rebounds from Kadeem Batts, the Friars came up short 82-79 against Connecticut on January 31st. In addition to his 14.3 points per game, he is also chipping in 7.2 rebounds per game. The Wildcats were defeated by Notre Dame 65-60 on January 30th despite 20 points and 7 rebounds from Mouphtaou Yarou. He averages 8.8 points per game in addition to a team-best 6.3 rebounds per game. When considering the Four Factors, Villanova performs well in free throw rate at 51.0. This ranks 1st in the conference and 1st in the country.
Villanova StatSmack
- The Providence scoring leader (Bryce Cotton) has more points than the Villanova scoring leader (JayVaughn Pinkston).
- Bryce Cotton is ranked 22nd nationally in points and 17th nationally in three-pointers.
- The Providence three-point leader (Bryce Cotton) has more three-pointers than the Villanova three-point leader (Ryan Arcidiacono).
- Providence is better at defending the three (28.1% allowed vs 34.9% allowed) than Villanova this season.
- LaDontae Henton is ranked 3rd in the Big East in rebounds.
- We have a history of cultivating talent. Over the past 10 years, Providence has had more players drafted by the NBA than Villanova (4 vs 3).
- The Providence rebounding leader (LaDontae Henton) has more rebounds than the Villanova rebounding leader (Mouphtaou Yarou).
- Kadeem Batts is ranked 7th in the Big East in rebounds.
- At least you keep showing up. Providence has an average margin of victory of 11 over Villanova in 24 wins since 1980.
- Boom! Providence defeated Villanova by 3 points the last time they played (Jan 19, 2013).
- It must sting. Providence has blown out Villanova by 20 points or more on 4 occasions since 1996.
| PC Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A | Bryce Cotton | 37 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Vincent Council | 31 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B | LaDontae Henton | 37 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Kadeem Batts | 31 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Kris Dunn | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Josh Fortune | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Sidiki Johnson | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Brice Kofane | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Ted Bancroft | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Lee Goldsbrough | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nova Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | J. Pinkston | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B | R. Arcidiacono | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| B- | Mouphtaou Yarou | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| B- | Darrun Hilliard | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B- | James Bell | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Daniel Ochefu | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Maurice Sutton | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Achraf Yacoubou | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Tony Chennault | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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