It's Game Day!
vs. 
Friday March 28, 2008
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
9:40p ET
CBS
Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
Villanova, the 12th Seed in the Midwest bracket, will take on the #1 seed Kansas Jayhawks. 'Nova is 1-2 against KU. The Wildcats won the last meeting 83-62 on a snowy January saturday morning in 2005. The Jayhawks were ranked #2 at the time.
The Wildcats are 44-28 All-Time in the NCAA Tournament and 2-7 All-Time vs. #1 seeds. Villanova, along with West Virginia, Memphis, UNC and UCLA are the only programs to make the Sweet 16 in 3 of the last 4 years.
Currently #12 seeds are 0-13 in the NCAA Tournament against the #1 seed. The worst loss by #1 seed was by a #11 (when George Mason beat UConn in 2006).
| Villanova | Kansas | |
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22-12
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33-3
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| FG Made |
847
|
1066
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| FG Attempted |
1954
|
2098
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| FG Pct |
43.3%
|
50.8%
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| FT Made |
557
|
549
|
| FT Attempted |
765
|
789
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| FT Pct |
72.8%
|
69.6%
|
| 3FG Made |
239
|
250
|
| 3FG Attempted |
686
|
623
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| 3FG Pct |
34.8%
|
40.1%
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| Points Avg |
73.2
|
81.4
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| Rebounds Total Avg |
36.1
|
41.9
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| Rebounds Off Avg |
13.
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12.4
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| Rebounds Def Avg |
23
|
26.4
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| Assists Avg |
13.6
|
18.4
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| Steals Avg |
8.1
|
8.9
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| Turnovers Avg |
14.3
|
12.8
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| Blocks Avg |
2.8
|
6
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| Fouls Avg |
20.8
|
17.6
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