VILLANOVA BASKETBALL NovaBasketball @NovaMBB #GoNova @NovaMBB 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 6 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | MCDONOUGH ARENA DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULTS VILLANOVA WILDCATS GEORGETOWN HOYAS 2K EMPIRE CLASSIC (4-1 0-0 BIG EAST) (2-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) Nov. 25 vs. Boston College ESPN W 76-67 Head Coach: Jay Wright vs Head Coach: Patrick Ewing Nov.26 vs. Arizona State ESPN W 83-74 Record at VU: 476-183 Record at Georgetown: 50-46 AIR FORCE RESERVE BASKETBALL HALL OF December 11, 2020 | 7:00 P.M. | TV: FS1 FAME TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT Announcers: Scott Graham & Donny Marshall Nov. 28 vs. Virginia Tech ESPNU L 83-71 OT Radio: 95.7 Ben FM - Play-By-Play: Ryan Fannon Analyst: Whitey Rigsby Dec. 1 vs. Hartford ESPN2 W 87-53 IT’S WORTH NOTING... Dec. 6 @ Texas ESPN W 68-64 ~ Sophomore guard Justin Moore was se- caroms. The Wildcats are 4-0 when winning Dec. 11 @ Georgetown* FS1 7:00 P.M. lected as Philadelphia Big Five Player of the the battle of the boards thus far and suffered Week and also was on the BIG EAST weekly their only loss (Virginia Tech) when they Dec. 16 Butler* FS1 7:00 P.M. Honor Roll for his efforts in a 2-0 week for were out-rebounded by the Hokies. the Wildcats. On Sunday, Moore dropped Dec. 19 vs. Virginia (MSG) FOX 8:00 P.M. in 19 points and collected three rebounds to ~ Sophomore forward Jeremiah Robin- Dec. 23 @ Marquette* FS1 7:00 P.M. help Villanova edge No. 13/12 Texas at the son-Earl, a first team presseason All-BIG Frank Erwin Events Center. The native of EAST selection, played a pivotal role in Fort Washington, Md., is third on the Wild- Sunday’s win. He connected on 9-of-14 field cats in scoring at 14.2 points per game and goal attempts and finished with 19 points also averages 4.4 rebounds per outing. and eight rebounds. Robinson-Earl averages 16.2 points per game, having connected on ~ With the win at Texas, Villanova climbed 35-of-65 field goal attempts thus far (.538). to No. 9 in this week’s Associated Press poll. The Kansas City, Kan., native ranks third in The Wildcats were at No. 3 in the preseason the BIG EAST at 9.0 rebounds per game. poll, slipped to No. 12 in week two, and moved back into the Top 10 on Monday. VU ~ Villanova has been without senior checks in at No. 6 in this week’s USA Today forward Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree (shin) Coaches poll. and sophomore guard Bryan Antoine (right shoulder) thus far in 2020-21. There is not ~ The Wildcats’ first three scheduled home yet a projected return to action for either of games at Finneran Pavilion - vs. Saint Jo- the two Wildcats. seph’s, Temple, and DePaul - have all been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 ~ Head coach Jay Wright enters this contest issues within the program of their oppo- with a 598-268 mark (.686) in a career that nent. The Wildcats home opener is now included seven seasons at Hofstra and the slated to be vs. Butler on Wednesday night. last 20 at Villanova. It’s the first time the team will play as many as six games away from Villanova to open ~ This marks Villanova’s first visit to Mc- a season since, 2003-04, when Nova played Donough Arena, since its first season in the seven on road and neutral courts before BIG EAST (1980-81). The Hoyas prevailed hosting a game. 70-54 on Feb. 4, 1981. ~ One key to Sunday’s victory was Villano- ~ Of Villanova’s first five opponents, three va’s ability to hold its own on the boards. are ranked in this week’s AP Top 25: No. The Wildcats owned a 34-33 edge on the 13 Texas, No. 15 Virginia Tech and No. 23 glass over the Longhorns, with senior Jer- Arizona State (2-1). maine Samuels Jr. leading the way with 12 LAST GAME STARTERS All home game played at the Finneran Pavilion (MSG) games played at Madison Square Garden + Big Five games * BIG EAST Conference games #2 Collin Gillespie #5 Justin Moore #10 Caleb Daniels #23 Jermaine Samuels #24 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Sr. | G So. | G RJr. | G Sr. | F So. | F MEDIA INFORMATION Listen Live to every Villanova radio broadcast Media Contact: Mike Sheridan ([email protected]) via: villanova.com/TuneIn Michelle Ruel ([email protected]) Download the free TuneIn Radio app Phone: 610-519-4145/Fax: 610-519-7323 GAME 6: VILLANOVA (4-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) AT GEORGETOWN (2-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) NATIONAL RANKINGS NEWS AND NOTES ASSOCIATED PRESS Finished with a Flourish Sophomores Moore and Robinson-Earl fueled 1. Gonzaga (54) 1518 the offense as Villanova built a 46-38 advan- 2. Baylor (7) 1470 The Villanova Wildcats made the key plays tage six minutes into the second half. Texas 3. Iowa 1385 down the stretch to claim a 68-64 victory over scored the next five points before some more 4. Michigan State 1296 good work by Moore and Samuels helped the 5. Kansas 1195 No. 17 Texas Sunday afternoon. Senior Collin 6. Illinois 1104 Gillespie sank four critical free throws and Wildcats push the lead back up to 51-45 with 7. Houston 1090 Jermaine Samuels was a force in the final min- 11:03 on the clock. 8. Creighton 1068 utes, helping Nova down the Longhorns. 9.Villanova 1033 Texas used its defense to claw back to 53-51 10. Duke 954 Samuels had eight points to go with 12 re- after a Raney basket on an inbounds play 11. West Virginia 918 with 6:40 to play. The Longhorns kept push- 12. Tennessee 767 bounds despite playing with a sprained finger 13. Wisconsin 750 on his right shooting hand. ing after an interior basket by Robinson-Earl 13. Texas 750 and were back to within 56-54 at the final 15. Virginia Tech 688 “I’m proud of the guys,” stated Villanova official timeout of the second half (3:57 on the 16. North Carolina 547 head coach Jay Wright. “They keep getting clock). When Ramey drained a 3-pointer from 17. Texas Tech 541 the left wing with under three minutes to go, 18. Virginia 474 better every day. We had had a good week of 19. Richmond 419 practice. the game was tied at 57. 20. Florida State 350 21. Rutgers 293 “I am especially proud of Jermaine Samuels. A clutch 3-pointer by Cole Swider gave Villa- 22. Ohio State 287 He did not practice one day this week. Our nova the lead back at 60-57 and the Wildcats 23. Arizona State 218 kept the Longhorns at bay the rest of the way. 24. San Diego State 123 substitute trainer Shawn (Keane), who nor- 25. Louisville 122 mally works with the women’s team, made a The final count was 68-64, improving Nova’s nice splint for him and he played tough with record to 4-1 while Texas dropped to an iden- Others receiving votes: Michigan 107, Saint Louis 94, tical 4-1 record. Florida 90, Indiana 40, Oregon 26, Oklahoma State that damaged finger.” 26, Marquette 22, Missouri 19, UConn 12, Xavier 9, Clemson 7, Alabama 5, Washington State 3, Mary- land 2, SMU 1, Oklahoma 1, UCLA 1 An 8-0 spurt early in the first period high- “That’s an outstanding team with great lighted by a 3-pointer from Moore and length,” said Wright. “This was a good step another by Gillespie helped Villanova jump for us but we have a lot of work to do.” USA TODAY COACHES POLL. out to a 14-7 lead six minutes into the action at the Frank Erwin Events Center. However, Matt Coleman III and Ramey led Texas with 1. Gonzaga (23) 788 Texas had an answer, reeling off a 9-2 run to 17 points each. 2. Baylor (8) 774 3. Iowa (1) 717 pull even at 16 after 8:57 of the first half had 4. Michigan State 679 been played. Collin’s a Catalyst 5. Kansas 585 6. Villanova 581 Texas re-took the lead at 19-18 after a tradi- Villanova’s on-court leader is Collin Gillespie, 7. Creighton 561 tional 3-point play by Courney Ramey. Gilles- who alongside classmates Jermaine Samu- 8. Houston 529 pie was whistled for his second foul on the 9. Illinois 525 els Jr. and Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, was a 10. West Virginia 471 play. The Longhorns drained another 3-point- freshman reserve on the 2018 NCAA champi- 11. Duke 458 er on the next possession and were up 22-18 onship team. 12. Texas 407 at the midway point of the first half thanks to 13. Wisconsin 361 9-of-14 shooting from the field (.647). Through five games, Gillespie averages 36.8 14. North Carolina 331 minutes, 14.6 points, and 4.2 assists per con- 15. Virginia Tech 315 16.Tennessee 311 With Gillespie on the sidelines, the Longhorns test. He delivered a season-high 25 points in 17. Texas Tech 310 were able to extend their defensive pressure last Saturday’s 81-73 loss to Virginia Tech at 18. Virginia 268 and force four turnovers in a stretch where Mohegan Sun Arena. 19. Richmond 198 they held Nova without points. Texas held 20. Ohio State 176 a 27-20 lead with 6:30 to play in the first half The 6-3 the product of Archbishop Wood 21.