Wildcats Avoid Upset Bid By Broncos, 59-50
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
First Half
Newsom banks in a jumper then after Midgley hits a 3pter and Worthy drops in a runner, Ingram knocks down a 3pter. Hinds puts in a layup and House makes 1 of 2 free throws then Chapman banks in a hook and Torbert banks in a short jumper to give Villanova a seven point lead, 12-5, halfway through the opening half. Chapman makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Newsom cans two free throws, Falkner lays in a rebound. House buries a short turnaround jumper and Bragg hits a 3pter then after Newsom banks in a layup, Rickert drains two free throws. Frederick buries a hook and banks in a turnaround jumper to give Boise State the lead and after Newsom puts in a layup, Rickert converts a 3-point play to tie the game at the half. Boise State's Newsom leads all scorers with 8 points and Rickert leads the Wildcats with 5.
Second Half
Rickert sinks a turnaround jumper then after House and Chapman trade layups, Torbert nails a short turnaround jumper. Massey and Chapman trade layups and after Frederick puts in a layup on a fast break, Bragg and Ingram trade 3pters. Ingram makes two free throws then after Newsom drains a 3pter, Midgley banks in a layup. Torbert banks in a short turnaround jumper and after Bragg cans two free throws, Hazel hits a hook and Worthy banks in a short turnaround jumper to give Villanova a seven point lead, 41-34, midway through the second half. Torbert and House trade 3-point plays and after Boeckmann makes two free throws, Chapman and Rickert both get 1 of 2 free throws. Montague puts in a layup then after Byerson knocks down 1 of 2 free throws, Rickert drains a short turnaround jumper. Ingram and Bragg trade 3pters and after Chapman hits two free throws, Massey nails a 3pter. Chapman cans a short turnaround jumper then after Bragg and Massey toss in layups, Torbert dunks home a rebound as the Wildcats survive the upset bid.
1 2 F #6 Villanova 20 39 59 Boise State 20 30 50 [b]Villanova Wildcats Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] R.Midgley 36 2-8 0-0 0 0 2 1 5 R.Ingram 38 3-13 2-2 1 2 2 1 11 S.Chapman 33 3-9 4-5 1 9 2 1 10 M.Torbert 34 6-13 1-1 4 6 0 2 13 J.Rickert 27 3-10 4-5 3 7 0 2 10 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] T.Montague 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 I.Hazel 5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 L.Worthy 5 2-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 4 S.Strong 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 E.Faulkner 7 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 D.Snow 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 E.Nwoke 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 22-67 11-13 10 27 6 9 59 PCT[/b]: .328 FG, .846 FT [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 4-9, .444 (R.Midgley 1-2, R.Ingram 3-5, S.Chapman 0-2). [b]Turnovers[/b]: 14 (R.Midgley 5, R.Ingram 3, M.Torbert 2, J.Rickert 2, S.Strong, D.Snow). [b]Blocks[/b]: 15 (M.Torbert 6, J.Rickert 5, S.Chapman 2, R.Ingram, B.Worthy). [b]Boise State Broncos Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Bragg 30 4-10 2-2 0 1 3 1 13 D.Newsom 30 4-5 2-2 0 3 2 3 11 D.Massey 28 3-6 0-0 0 5 0 1 7 T.House 31 3-11 2-3 2 9 3 2 8 D.Frederick 28 3-16 0-0 4 8 0 3 6 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] E.Esterkamp 11 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 W.Hinds 8 1-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 J.Zuzak 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 C.Byerson 10 0-1 1-2 0 4 0 1 1 N.Cole 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 S.Boeckmann 8 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 D.Dalgarn DNP - Coach's Decision [b]Totals 18-58 9-11 6 33 10 12 50 PCT[/b]: .310 FG, .818 FT [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 5-10, .500 (P.Bragg 3-7, D.Newsom 1-1, D.Massey 1-2). [b]Turnovers[/b]: 20 (P.Bragg 5, D.Massey 4, D.Newsom 3, S.Boeckmann 3, D.Frederick 2, T.House, E.Esterkamp, J.Zuzak). [b]Blocks[/b]: 10 (W.Hinds 4, D.Massey 2, C.Byerson 2, T.House, E.Esterkamp).
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