VILLANOVA BASKETBALL NovaBasketball @NovaMBB #GoNova @NovaMBB Nova_Nation 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 5 | CONWAY, S.C. | MYRTLE BEACH INVITATIONAL DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULTS VILLANOVA WILDCATS Nov. 5 Army FS1 W 97-54 (3-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) Nov. 13 @ Ohio State FS1 L 76-51 vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs MYRTLE BEACH INVITATIONAL (5-0 overall, 0-0 SEC) Nov. 16 Ohio (WFC) FS2 W 78-54 November 22, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. | TV: ESPN2 Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee State ESPN2 W 98-69 Announcers: Doug Sherman & Cory Alexander Nov. 22 Mississippi State ESPN2 2:30 P.M. Radio: 610 ESPN - Play-By-Play: Ryan Fannon Analyst: Whitey Rigsby Nov. 24 TBD ESPN Network TBD IT’S WORTH NOTING... Dec. 1 La Salle+ FS1 6:30 P.M. ~ Villanova meets Mississippi State drained at least one 3-pointer Thursday Dec. 4 Penn+ FS1 6:30 P.M. for only the second time in program and eight Wildcats have made at least history. The previous meeting - a 90-82 one from distance on the season. Dec. 7 @ Saint Joseph’s+ ESPN2 3:00 P.M. Villanova victory - came on Dec. 28, Dec. 14 Delaware (NFT) ESPN2 2:00 P.M. 1993 in Tempe, Arizona as part of the ~ Junior guard Collin Gillespie got the Dec. 21 Kansas (WFC) FOX 12:00 P.M. ASU Tribune Classic. Wildcats off to a fast start Thursday, scoring eight points in the game’s first Dec. 30 Xavier* FS1 6:30 P.M. ~ Although these two programs don’t 55 seconds. He finished with 16 points Jan. 4 @ Marquette* FOX/FS1 2:00 P.M. have much history, the two coaches do and seven assists. On the season he share some. MSU coach Ben Howland has 20 assists (5.0 apg) with just four Jan. 7 @ Creighton* FS1 9:00 P.M. was 2-0 against Jay Wright’s Wildcats turnovers. Jan. 11 Georgetown*(WFC) FS1 12:00 P.M. during his tenure at Pitt (2000-03). He Jan. 14 DePaul* FS1 8:30 P.M. faced Villanova again as UCLA coach ~ Wright noted that VU’s defense set in 2009. The Wildcats knocked off the the stage for its offensive fireworks Jan. 18 UConn (WFC) FS1 12:00 P.M. Bruins 89-69 in Philadelphia on their Thursday. It held MTSU to 4-of-18 (.222) Jan. 21 Butler* CBS SN 7:00 P.M. way to the NCAA Final Four. shooting from distance. Jan. 25 @ Providence* CBS 1:00 P.M. ~ For the second time this season, ~ After receiving medical clearance to Jan. 28 @ St. John’s* (MSG) FS1 6:30 P.M. sophomore Cole Swider established a play in games on Monday, freshman Feb. 1 Creighton* (WFC) FS1 12:00 P.M. new career high in points Thursday. Bryan Antoine appeared in his first The native of Portsmouth, R.I. scored college game against MTSU following Feb. 5 @ Butler* FS1 6:30 P.M. 26 points to go with seven rebounds, right shoulder surgery last May. The Feb. 8 Seton Hall* (WFC) FOX 2:30 P.M. which was also a career best, to help the Tinton Falls, N.J. product contributed Wildcats defeat Middle Tennessee State nine points in 19:26 of action. All of Feb. 12 Marquette* FS1 8:30 P.M. 98-69. Swider now leads Villanova in those points came in the second half. Feb. 16 @ Temple+ ESPN 1:00 P.M. scoring at 15.3 points per game. Feb. 19 @ DePaul* CBS SN 9:00 P.M. ~ In Thursday’s win the Wildcats deliv- ~ Villanova’s 18 3-point field goals in ered 27 assists on 38 made field goals. Feb. 22 @ Xavier* FOX 2:30 P.M. the win over MTSU were one shy of a Eleven different Wildcats were credited Feb. 26 St. John’s* FS1 6:30 P.M. program record, matched twice in the with at least one helper, led by Gillespie 2017-18 NCAA national champion- (seven). Saddiq Bey chipped in with Feb. 29 Providence* (WFC) FOX 12:00 P.M. ship season. Seven different Wildcats four helpers as well. Mar. 4 @ Seton Hall* FS1 8:30 P.M. LAST GAME STARTERS Mar. 7 @ Georgetown* FOX 12:00 P.M. Mar. 11-14 BIG EAST Tournament New York, N.Y All home game played at the Finneran Pavilion (WFC) home games at Wells Fargo Center (MSG) games played at Madison Square Garden (NFG) Never Forget Tribute, Prudential Center #2 Collin Gillespie #5 Justin Moore #23 Jermaine Samuels #24 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #41 Saddiq Bey Jr. | G Fr. | G Jr. | F Fr. | F So. | F + Big Five games * BIG EAST Conference games 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 5: VILLANOVA (3-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) VS MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-0, 0-0 SEC) NATIONAL RANKINGS NEWS AND NOTES ASSOCIATED PRESS A Surge Lifted the Cats field goals (.278) and was being outrebounded 1. Duke (4-0) 1,608 14-10. A driving score by the Bobcats’ Preston 2. Louisville (4-0) 1,501 A 16-0 scoring surge late in the first half gave Ohio back the lead at 17-16. 3. Michigan State (2-1) 1,496 gave No. 10 Villanova a cushion it would not 4. Kansas (2-1) 1,389 Villanova came right back, however, with a 5. North Carolina (3-0) 1,262 relinquish on its way to a 78-54 victory Ohio 6. Maryland (3-0) 1,240 University (3-1 overall, 0-0 Mid-American 10-0 surge that was capped by a deep 3-point- 7. Virginia (3-0) 1,232 Conference) Saturday afternoon at Wells er by Moore from the right side. With 4:22 left 8. Gonzaga (4-0) 1,227 Fargo Center. in the first half, Villanova held a 26-17 lead. 9. Kentucky (2-1) 1,110 10. Ohio State (3-0) 1,006 Sophomore Saddiq Bey led Villanova with The flurry continued, becoming 16 straight 11. Oregon (4-0) 998 points, as the Wildcats finished the period on 12. Texas Tech (3-0) 947 19 points on the day while freshman Justin 13. Seton Hall (3-1) 837 Moore dropped in 18 points. Freshman Jermi- an 8-of-10 shooting burst to establish a 43-21 14. Arizona (4-0) 644 ah Robinson-Earl posted the second dou- edge at intermission. Moore set the scoring 15. Utah State (4-0) 619 ble-double of his three-game college career pace with 15 points over the first 20 minutes 16. Memphis (3-1) 574 with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Villanova while Bey added 11 points. 17. Villanova (2-1) 560 18. Xavier (4-0) 463 (2-1 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST) drained 14 3-point 19. Auburn (4-0) 420 field goals on the day with seven players “I was just trying to be more aggressive,” said 20. Tennessee (3-0) 402 making at least one. Moore. “My coaches believe in me and they 21. VCU (4-0) 365 don’t want me to shy away. So that’s what 22. Texas (4-0) 238 Ben Vander Plas scored 19 points and added we’ve been working on.” 23. Colorado (2-0) 208 24. Baylor (2-1) 179 10 rebounds for the Bobcats. 25. Washington (2-1) 150 Three-pointers from junior Collin Gillespie – Others receiving votes: “This was a good next step for us,” said who played without a protective mask for the Florida State 91, Florida 67, LSU 61, Saint Mary’s 55, Evansville 43, Oklahoma 29, Vermont 11, Michigan Wildcats’ head coach Jay Wright. “We have first time this season - and Robinson-Earl in 11, Marquette 11, Purdue 11, Butler 10, Mississippi the first five minutes of the second half helped State 9, Virginia Tech 7, West Virginia 6, Providence a lot of respect for Ohio. Jason Preston was 5, Wisconsin 5, Liberty 4, Arkansas 3, Missouri 2, leading the country in double-doubles. He’s VU extend its margin to 56-28. Also important Connecticut 2, USC 2, New Mexico 2, San Diego to the day’s success was the multi-faceted State 2, Dayton 1 a scary dude. Even though he had 16 points, I thought we did a really good job on him. contribution of Samuels. Despite connecting USA TODAY COACHES POLL. on 1-of-7 of his attempts from the field, the 1. Duke (25) 4-0 786 “I was proud of our guys’ defensive effort.” native of Franklin, Mass., aided the cause 2. Louisville (1) 4-0 744 with eight rebounds, five assists and nine 3. Michigan State (4) 2-1 705 Indeed, Villanova limited the Bobcats to points. 4. North Carolina 3-0 644 3-of-20 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc 5. Kansas (1) 2-1 634 “Jermaine’s playing like a Villanova junior,” 6. Virginia 3-0 625 on the day (.150), including 0-of-8 in the first 7. Maryland (1) 3-0 619 20 minutes. That strong perimeter defense said Wright. “He’s playing with a lot of 8. Gonzaga 4-0 588 helped the Wildcats withstand a sluggish start maturity, doing all the little things. He knows 9. Ohio State 3-0 502 at the offensive end over the game’s first 14 he’s got a lot of young guys around him that 10.