Booth Scores 21, No. 1 Villanova Routs No. 10 Xavier 89-65
Phil Booth hit five 3s and scored 21 points and Jalen Brunson had 17 to lead No. 1 Villanova to an 89-65 win over Xavier on Wednesday night.
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Phil Booth hit five 3s and scored 21 points and Jalen Brunson had 17 to lead No. 1 Villanova to an 89-65 win over Xavier on Wednesday night.
It was a stunning twist for Villanova, which had won 10 of its 13 games by 14 or more points and was allowing 65.8 points per game.
It was called the "Red Thumbs Mars Garden Project."
The Wildcats, who moved into the top spot in the rankings for the third straight season this week, looked like the best team in the country in a dominating opening 20 minutes.
Villanova beat Gonzaga 88-72 on Tuesday night.
The Hawks are 4-3 on the young season and coming off an 83-70 win over Bucknell on Hawk Hill.
The Wildcats are coming off a 20-6 road loss to Rhode Island last weekend.
The Wildcats are coming off a 19-14 loss to Elon last time out on the Main Line.
The Wildcats improved to 4-2 (2-1 in the CAA) last weekend with a resounding 31-0 home win over Maine.
The Wildcats are 3-2 (1-1 in the CAA) after a gutty 24-9 win at Towson last week.
What started as a cause for his program led to the creation of his foundation and now some 80 college football teams at all levels are taking part in this team challenge.
Police have made an arrest in the armed robbery of a Villanova jewelry store in which the suspect made off with more than $100,000 worth of watches.
The Wildcats are 1-1 on the season after stepping up a level and losing a tough battle to Temple last Saturday at the Linc, 16-13.
Massimino was the head coach at Villanova from 1973 to 1992, winning a National Title in 1985.
For current Villanova men's head basketball coach Jay Wright, the death of his mentor is a loss he will never forget.
The Philadelphia native spent last season with the Austin Spurs, the minor-league affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs.
Iconic Philadelphia cheesesteak stop Geno's Steaks hosted a local coach for a book signing on Tuesday.
The technology is called CAVE, and it allows students at Villanova to travel the country, the world, even outer space.
Schryver has an ERA of 2.17 and opponents are hitting a paltry .208 against him.
The native of the Bronx was selected in the seventh round.
Lawrence became just the 3rd pitcher in program history to throw a perfect game.
Ferrante will make his debut as head coach on September 2nd on the road against Lehigh.
The Wildcats beat the Hoosiers on Sunday 69-57 in Bloomington.
Over 1,000 students are involved with NOVAdance.
Hart, 22, is Roc Nation's 13th basketball player.
