VU Hoops - Big East Tournament 2014: TV Schedule, Video Stream, Odds and moreVillanova Wildcats Sports, News, & Informationhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49451/vuhoops_FAV.png2014-03-15T08:35:02-04:00http://www.vuhoops.com/rss/stream/52338692014-03-15T08:35:02-04:002014-03-15T08:35:02-04:00Who predicted this Big East Final?
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<p>Providence will have the opportunity to guarantee it's entrance into the Big Dance with a win in the Big East Finale.</p> <p>There were no upsets this day, as favorites Providence and Creighton managed to handle their opposition and will face off at 8:30 tomorrow night.</p>
<p>In the first game at 7 p.m. we had the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/providence-friars" class="sbn-auto-link">Providence Friars</a> taking on the <a href="https://www.southorangejuice.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Seton Hall Pirates</a>. Providence ended Seton Hall's fairy tale run, winning the game 80-74. T<span>here was a slight hangover from their victory over Villanova the previous night. </span><span>In the 1st half, Seton Hall struggled to find rhythm in their offense. Even though they dominating the paint with a 16-8 margin, Providence largely controlled the game. But in a game where every touch foul was called, it was hard to find a flow within the game. Brian Oliver's big three at half time cut Providence's lead to four at the half, but that is as close as the Pirates would get all game.</span></p>
<p>Seton Hall was behind the eight ball most of the time, with Eugene Teague in foul trouble. They were a different team with him on and off the floor. Without him, they settled for jumpers early in the 2nd half. Providence continued to light it up, Tyler Harris, who only had three points in the 1st half, started out scorching, with 10 points in the first couple minutes of the 2nd half. But the hero for Providence was <span>LaDontae Henton</span>, who scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. His ability to score outside and inside tormented Seton Hall all night. With their continued proficiency from the free throw line and their lack of succes against the 2-3 zone, the Friars were able to hold off a late run by the Pirates. They will be headed to the Big East Final for the first time in 20 years.</p>
<p>For the night cap, we had two tournament teams in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/creighton-bluejays" class="sbn-auto-link">Creighton Bluejays</a> going against the <a href="https://www.bannersontheparkway.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Xavier Musketeers</a>. <span>Doug McDermott</span> started where he left off, scoring a host of different ways. Creighton was able to jump out to a quick lead with three 3's before the first TV timeout. Xavier handled Creighton's initial run with the aid of a <span>Semaj Christon</span>. But McDermott's off the ball movement caused many problems for the Xavier defense, which enabled <span>Ethan Wragge</span> to get hot from behind the arc. Creighton was able to open up a 17 point lead before it was lowered to a 12 point lead heading into half.</p>
<p>In the first six minutes of the 2nd half, Creighton shot 5-6 from three and they were able to open it up again, to an 18 point lead, 58-40. The excellent ball movement by Creighton lead to lots of open shots, they were scoring at will. But slowly Xavier was able to chip away at the lead, going on a 12-1 run at one point, cutting the lead to nine points. Xavier held Creighton without a basket for almost five minutes in the second half, which enabled Xavier to make a comeback. <span>Isaiah Philmore</span> was able to carry the Musketeers, along with Christon, and close the gap to six points. But after cutting into the lead again, making it a five point game, Creighton was able to ice the game on the free thrown line and hold off Xavier, winning 86-78.</p>
<p>Creighton will now attempt to win the Big East in it's first year in the conference and Providence is looking to secure it's place in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/march-madness" class="sbn-auto-link">NCAA Tournament</a>, and break their 20 year drought with a win Saturday night, at 8:30.</p>
<p><b>Updated Bracket:</b></p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/15/5510194/big-east-tournament-2014MikeReilly2014-03-14T18:45:01-04:002014-03-14T18:45:01-04:00BET Tournament: Semifinal Open Thread
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<p>It is semifinal night...</p>
<p><a href="https://www.southorangejuice.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Seton Hall Pirates</a> will face off against <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/providence-friars" class="sbn-auto-link">Providence Friars</a> at 7:00pm.</p>
<p>2-seed <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/creighton-bluejays" class="sbn-auto-link">Creighton Bluejays</a> will welcome the <a href="https://www.bannersontheparkway.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Xavier Musketeers</a> around 9:30.</p>
<p>All the action is on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports GO. With Villanova out, we hope you all still find an interest in this conference tournament.</p>
<p>Use this as your general open thread to discuss the games.</p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/14/5493142/big-east-tournament-2014-tv-schedule-friday-open-threadMike J.2014-03-14T16:46:53-04:002014-03-14T16:46:53-04:00#SuitWatch: Seton Hall
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<p>The Big East regular season champions <a href="https://www.vuhoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Villanova Wildcats</a> didn't get their expected result in their <a href="http://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/13/5504554/2014-big-east-tournament-recap-seton-hall-villanova-bracket-update">64-63 loss to Seton Hall</a> on Thursday in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/big-east-basketball-tournament" class="sbn-auto-link">Big East Tournament</a>, but one thing was consistent; Jay Wright's stylish dress.</p>
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<p>Followers of #SuitWatch will note that Thursday's suit wasn't too far in the back of Wright's closet as the Villanova Head Coach wore the same suit just 10 days earlier against Marquette. The <a href="http://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/3/5463404/jay-wright-style-watch-marquette">Light Gray should have been a winner</a>.</p>
<p>Returning his 2-piece, 3-button pinstripe look, Wright went with the same broadcloth shirt of navy and light blue stripes as in the game against the Golden Eagles but switched up the tie going with a daring stripe-on-stripe look. It was the <a href="http://www.vuhoops.com/2014/1/28/5353910/jay-wright-style-watch-georgetown">same tie as worn in the first meeting against Georgetown</a>; consisting of a gray, black, and white stripes.</p>
<p>He finished off the ensemble with a light gray pocket square.</p>
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<p>In other news coach wrights suit fits great... <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GONOVA&src=hash">#GONOVA</a></p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/14/5509638/jay-wright-style-watch-seton-hallMike J.2014-03-14T13:09:04-04:002014-03-14T13:09:04-04:00Film Room: Seton Hall vs. Nova Grades/Breakdown
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<p>Today's lesson: defensive switching, stopping the bigs, guarding the potential buzzer beater, the perimeter and the problem with help D</p> <p>When I saw Seton Hall court side at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in November against Oklahoma, they had the makings of games like these. <span>Sterling Gibbs</span> handed Villanova the loss at the buzzer with a beautiful step back jumper.</p>
<p>Here's the <a href="http://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/13/5504554/2014-big-east-tournament-recap-seton-hall-villanova-bracket-update" target="_blank">gamer</a></p>
<p>And go to <a href="http://www.southorangejuice.com/">South Orange Juice</a> for more info and updates (if you even want them) about the game.</p>
<p>Let's begin</p>
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<p>Commentary from the readers:</p>
<p><b><i>From Coach "JimDribbleless"</i></b></p>
<p>That was horrible. We played right into their hands. I sensed this might happen as I said that Seton Hall was better with Sina at the point. Some points.</p>
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<li><span>We were up by 2 and Seton Hall had the ball with 38 seconds left. I had said no 3's and Seton Hall's coach drew up a 3 for Seton Hall. All we had to do was play straight up defense and we would have had the last shot or gone to overtime. I had said earlier this year that the way we play 3's at the end of the game would come back to bite us.</span></li>
<li><span>Willard had us coached perfectly. Playing way off Chennault and Pinkston and slowing the game down and milking the clock while we shot fast.</span></li>
<li><span>The shooting of the 3's by us was HORRIBLE. The Garden is hard to shoot at with the rims 4-19 is not going to cut it.</span></li>
<li><span>I love Bell and he has been great this year but 0-8 does not cut it in your Senior Year at the end of the season. </span></li>
<li><span>Pinkston- I cannot understand the psychology of him saying he does not like playing in the Garden. It becomes a foregone conclusion when you feel that way. He has NEVER shot well there. I saw this coming from him today as he mentally thinks he cannot shoot there.</span></li>
<li><span>The good was how Hart and Jenkins played. I would have kept Jenkins in there more he did not get enough time.</span></li>
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<p>Please do not chalk this up to a bad shooting game. I like Jay as a coached but he got totally outcoached today. Seton Hall controlled the tempo from the beginning. You get in the tournament you are going to have shooting games like today. I saw fear in the Cats most of the game not confidence. Now you have a week to try to regroup but I think the swagger may have taken a hit.</p>
<p><b><i>From "VNova86"</i></b></p>
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<li><span>If you are in a position to get a 1 Seed you don't dare come out flat. Nobody should say that "if we hit two more foul shots we win" since the reason we missed the foul shots is because we flat out didn't come ready to play. Somebody needs to step up and lead this team. Clearly, Seton Hall went out to play with a "we have nothing to lose" attitude, but shame on Nova for letting them just beat them - regardless of the fact that it was only by one point. They outplayed us. We played scared. A 28-3 team needs to come out and dominate. The bigger issue is that while this loss should wake up this team, we could just as easily come out and get beat by a 14 or 15 seed next weekend. No killer instinct.</span></li>
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<p><b><i>From "southtown24"</i></b></p>
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<li><span>We are the only #1 seed in a conference tourney and #1 seed hopeful in the NCAA tournament to go into the first round conference tourney game and get smacked by a low-level team like Seton Hall. I am sorry, that was a major major disaster out there today.</span></li>
<li><span>We will see if this team can even recover.</span></li>
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<p><b><i>Lastly for Villanova:</i></b></p>
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<li><span>The Wildcats are 7-1 in close games (games decided by five points or less) this season, Seton Hall is their only close loss. Since 2008, Villanova has been 38-26 in such games since 2008</span></li>
<li><span>Villanova set season lows in assists (9) and three-pointers (4) on Thursday </span></li>
<li><span>The Pirates have lost 12 games this season decided by five points or less</span></li>
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<p id="paragraph7">Note: Player's are graded on a scale of 1-10 and given a letter grade as follows...</p>
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<td>A+</td>
<td>9.7 - 10</td>
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<td>A</td>
<td>9.3 - 9.6</td>
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<td>A-</td>
<td>9.0 - 9.2</td>
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<td>B+</td>
<td>8.7 - 8.9</td>
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<td>B</td>
<td>8.3 - 8.6</td>
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<td>B-</td>
<td>8.0 - 8.2</td>
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<td>C+</td>
<td>7.7 - 7.9</td>
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<td>C</td>
<td>7.3 - 7.6</td>
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<td>C-</td>
<td>7.0 - 7.2</td>
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<td>D+</td>
<td>6.7 - 6.9</td>
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<td>D</td>
<td>6.5 - 6.6</td>
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<td>Below 6.5</td>
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<p><b><span>JayVaughn Pinkston</span>: Grade (C/ 7.3/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Was effective rebounding the ball, especially finding extra opportunities for teammates to score by grabbing two offensive rebounds</p>
<p>- : Free throw shooting was hideous. Was also outclassed by the combo of <span>Patrik Auda</span> and <span>Gene Teague</span> on the low block. He was taken off the dribble 25 feet from the cup by Auda. His flop was almost worse than a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQoR4drTNDg" target="_blank">Marcus Smart sampling</a>. Almost.</p>
<p><b><span>Daniel Ochefu</span>: Grade (D+/ 6.9/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : He didn't play much (21 minutes) but Ochefu pretty much filled his role offensively. He was also a beast on the offensive glass, 3 of his 4 rebounds were there.</p>
<p>- : Ochefu was also outclassed by Auda/Teague. Though he's known as a great interior defender, he couldn't do anything about Teague's footwork and counter-moves as well as Auda crossing him up a few times. Was constantly stuck on a mismatch faceguarding Gibbs, usually didn't end well. He also missed a dunk...</p>
<p><b><span>James Bell</span>: Grade (C-/7.2/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Bell was great in the passing lanes (2 steals) and strong on the boards (8 rebounds) and even threw four assists</p>
<p>- : But Bell didn't score one point. 0-for-8 from the field. If Bell had even contributed half of his season average Villanova could have had a better chance on the offensive end of winning this game.</p>
<p><b><span>Darrun Hilliard</span>: Grade (C+/7.9/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Hilliard did what he had to do late in the game to pull Villanova closer to Seton Hall in the middle of the second half. He was active in the passing lanes, did well faceguarding his matchups and made a tough shot with the game on the line late. He gets the plus for his late game shot.</p>
<p>- : The main problem is probably that Hilliard didn't get going early, he shot 38 percent from the field and wasn't aggressive enough putting the ball on the ground and getting to the hoop. He didn't have any free throw attempts against Seton Hall</p>
<p><b><span>Ryan Arcidiacono</span>: Grade (C-/7.2/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Arch played the most of any starter and didn't contribute much offensively. He missed six of nine shots taken and missed four of five from deep. Arch just wasn't there against SHU, played a game similar to how he would in non-conference play.</p>
<p>- : More turnovers than assists. He didn't even have an assists against SHU. Also a lot of low-IQ shots. There was one possession he got a high ball screen and took two steps and launched with two players directly in his grill. Not the best performance.</p>
<p><b><span>Kris Jenkins</span>: Grade (B-/8.2/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Jenkins played his role as well as he could for 13 minutes on the floor. He made a majority of his shots, didn't completely get exposed defensively.</p>
<p>- : Jenkins did have a few struggles stopping Teague and Auda like the rest of the Wildcats, also got caught in some screens that led to bad mismatches for his teammates.</p>
<p><b><span>Josh Hart</span>: Grade (A/9.6/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Hart had one of his best games as a Wildcat and a fantastic showing for his first postseason contest in a Villanova uniform. He was the main source of offense for a Villanova team that was down by as much as 15 points to the Pirates in the first half and he drew two big fouls from behind the perimeter due to his shooting motion. 18 points, 8 rebounds and only missed two of nine attempted free throws</p>
<p>- : Hart didn't do much wrong against the Pirates, can't really think of much besides a turnover.</p>
<p><b><span>Tony Chennault</span>: Grade (Incomplete)</b></p>
<p>: Hard to grade someone who played four minutes</p>
<p>- : But he did get one of his only shots of the game sent to Times Square</p>
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<p>This has been Seton Hall's defense since noon. <a href="https://twitter.com/SBNationCBB">@SBNationCBB</a> <a href="https://t.co/VKd1UgHnNW">https://t.co/VKd1UgHnNW</a></p>
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<p><b>Dylan Ennis: Grade (D+/6.9/10)</b></p>
<p>+ : Ennis was active defensively with a steal and a couple of blocks</p>
<p>- : other than that though he wasn't useful on the floor</p>
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<h3>Defending the Perimeter</h3>
<p>Let's start with the usual, the Wildcats had a tough time defending the perimeter as the Pirates went 8-for-19 from deep aka 42%.</p>
<p>Example 1:</p>
<p><img alt="Perimeter_d1" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4134629/Perimeter_D1.png"><br id="1394763195437"></p>
<p>For some reason, Arch got caught fronting Teague while Sina was just running around the arc and had an easy one while Arch reacted late to the jump shot. This was early in the game and they were already giving up wide open attempts from deep.</p>
<p>Example 2:</p>
<p><img alt="Perimeter_d2" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/4136439/Perimeter_D2.png"><br id="1394803824313"></p>
<p>Not even eight minutes later, Sina is wide open again after a dribble drive from Gibbs that attracts four Wildcats to the paint. This defensive structure where Villanova collapses the paint to force a turnover has turned out bad and plagued the Wildcats multiple times this season.</p>
<p>Remember this from the first Creighton game?:</p>
<p><img alt="Screen_shot_2014-01-21_at_4" class="photo" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/4018387/Screen_Shot_2014-01-21_at_4.20.28_PM.png"><br id="1394803941741"></p>
<p>Or this? :</p>
<p><img alt="Creighton9" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4018411/Creighton9.png"><br id="1394804039470"></p>
<p>Or even this from overtime against Providence?:</p>
<p><img alt="Pc1" class="photo" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/4136551/PC1.png"></p>
<p>This isn't really a coincidence anymore. Villanova has a tendency to rely heavily on help defense when a better ball handler or more important player gets a touch in the post. It's one thing if one player collapses to the ball and leaves his defensive assignment, but ALL five players can't do it at one time. It makes it too easy for the shooter aka in these examples: Sina, <span>Bryce Cotton</span>, <span>Ethan Wragge</span> and more.</p>
<p>Example 3:</p>
<p>Alright. This one is a two-pronged problem and a testament to how well Seton Hall was running their sets offensively.</p>
<p><img alt="Perimeter_d3" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4136575/Perimeter_D3.png"><br id="1394804409378"></p>
<p><span>Brandon Mobley</span> is wide open after Gibbs used a screen and roll that put Teague matching up low with Bell and Hart scrambling to close out on his man. This was simple pick-and-roll, it's weird that Mobley was THAT wide open after a simple screen.</p>
<p>The other part of this set is that if he wanted to pass up on the shot and feed Teague in the post, it immediately becomes a high IQ move. Bell v. Teague is a mismatch, advantage: Seton Hall. For as much help D as they use it's beyond me that Ochefu didn't make one step towards the ball.</p>
<p>Example 4:</p>
<p><img alt="Perimeter_d4" class="photo" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/4136591/Perimeter_D4.png"><br id="1394804701409"></p>
<p>This play is very hard to defend first off and secondly, some of the shots that Seton Hall was hitting was just out of this world. Up to this point, <span>Fuquan Edwin</span> was 2-for-14 from the field all game and missed every shot from deep. But if you don't mark your lane assignment in transition then they can leak out to the perimeter and then you have Hart trying to recover defensively.</p>
<h3>Stopping the Bigs/Guarding the Post</h3>
<p>At the final stage of this season, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/march-madness" class="sbn-auto-link">March Madness</a>, there has to be a strong assumption that Villanova will eventually (depending on how far they make it) play another or pair of gifted post players. So the Wildcats should probably learn how to guard a good post player sometime soon.</p>
<p>Example 1:</p>
<p><img alt="Big_man_1" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4136827/Big_Man_1.png"><br id="1394806928064"></p>
<p>First of all, though Auda was very good at playing the "point-forward" role for SHU this season from the four position, he SHOULD NOT be taking anyone off the dribble 27 feet from the basket. That's just ridiculous.</p>
<p>On top of that, Teague has a mismatch in the post as he's now waiting for the pass while he's matched up against Bell.</p>
<p>Auda's dribble-drive resulted in this</p>
<p><img alt="Big_man_5" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/4136867/Big_Man_5.png"><br id="1394807100719"></p>
<p>Teague is as wide open as someone can get on the low block. Strong side finish was too easy. The problem was JVP's horrible on-ball defense the entire drive which caused another Wildcat to play help-D (which they'd usually do anyway) and leaves an unmarked Teague just waiting as Hilliard watches instead of following the ball.</p>
<p>Total disaster.</p>
<p>Example 2:</p>
<p><img alt="Big_man_2" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/4136883/Big_Man_2.png"><br id="1394807296706"></p>
<p>Four players basically at the point of attack leaving two SHU players open on the wing. Before we break this down, this is also a habit Villanova has had a few times this season when a post -player has established himself. Take a look at another time they had 4 in the box.</p>
<p>Remember this? :</p>
<p><img alt="Screen_shot_2014-01-27_at_1" class="photo" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3918303/Screen_Shot_2014-01-27_at_1.27.32_AM.png"><br id="1394807398168"></p>
<p>Too many guys in the box in overtime against Marquette and too many against Teague here. Teague basically out-muscles everyone and gets an easy lay-up off the glass. JVP and Ochefu never bodied him up outside the post to stop the catch. Teague is very easy to beat if you don't let him get post touches i.e do the work early on the defensive end and force him out of the post. Wasn't many times Villanova did that.</p>
<p>Example 3:</p>
<p><img alt="Big_man_3" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/4136971/Big_Man_3.png"><br id="1394807656748"></p>
<p>This is actually pretty bad. Why is Teague this wide open again?</p>
<p>Ochefu is pretty much sagging off his man and almost allowing him to make the catch in the post and Bell is cheating off Edwin on one of the first plays of the game, this could have ended a lot worse. Teague out-muscled Ochefu and made it look easy.</p>
<p>Slightly similar to the spacing that Villanova gave up against Marquette's Chris Otule as well. A pure clear out on the weak side of the post.</p>
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<p>Again, Teague is in deep post position while the ball is already in the air. He ends up catching it a few feet closer to the basket and goes to work on the shorter Jenkins while Bell and others are already trying to help on the post. If SHU wanted they could have played the inside-outside game a lot better to keep the Wildcats modest about crashing to the paint.</p>
<p>If the Wildcats want to win some games in the real tournament, they need to learn how to defend the post. Do the work early and force the big man out of the paint. Auda and Teague combined for 32 points and 16 rebounds against Villanova. Not good.</p>
<h3>Breaking Down Key Mismatches</h3>
<p>At this point we've talked about a bunch of mismatches, but it was one key mismatch the entire game that drove me crazy and hopefully drove Jay Wright crazy as well. Let's take a look at one really bad example of Ochefu vs. Gibbs.</p>
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<p>There should never be a situation where the near-seven footer on the team switches with a point guard and defends the opposition's point guard. This same mismatch happened about seven times in this game. Seton Hall came out on top four of those seven times.</p>
<p>In this instance, the original match was Gibbs vs. Bell, something that the advantage is pretty equal compared to the one given off of the pick and roll where Bell followed Teague to the high post. Arch split the middle trying to add help defense (again) and got caught leaving Sina in the corner.</p>
<p>The end result was close to this</p>
<p>Part II:</p>
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<p>Dribble drive penetration on a slower Ochefu gets Gibbs to the middle of the post easily and Arch there to help leaving Sina wide open in the corner and Arch springing back to his spot very late.</p>
<p>If a player has burned a team twice, you absolutely CAN'T leave him wide open because you're trying to provide help, especially when there is already another player in the post. This play almost gave the Pirates the win before Hilliard's tough spin move on the other side of the court.</p>
<p>All of Sina's points on Thursday were triples.</p>
<h3>Potentially Stopping A Buzzer Beater</h3>
<p>Villanova really has a problem paying attention long enough in potential buzzer beater settings to play defense. I don't know which one it is, but they've played pretty bad defense or got caught with a move they couldn't defend in three different occasions in the past month.</p>
<p>First let's start with Gibbs. If you know anything about Gibbs from now on know this:</p>
<p>1) he has a deadly crossover arsenal, equipped with a Kemba Walker-esque step back jumper</p>
<p>Ask Arch, Gibbs gave him a dirty step back in the first half, it's one of his key, go-to moves:</p>
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<p>2) he's as a solid a point guard you're going to see in the Big East. Very similar to Creighton's Austin Chatman. Not great, but can win games when it matters and does the little things to put his team in the right place at the right time.</p>
<p>Five of Gibbs' six assists came in the second half. Two came in the last three minutes of the game. One came with 23 seconds left and almost won the contest.</p>
<p>But Villanova struggled against two other teams guarding the potential buzzer beater play as well.</p>
<p>Butler:</p>
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<p>This has been a well documented problem in the last month. Let's look at the last play:</p>
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<p>Gibbs got this wide open due to an interior screen from Auda which got him to the ball rather quickly. Gibbs was the Pirates' first offensive option on this play, Edwin was in the corner setting a preliminary screen.</p>
<p>But the glaring issue on this play is with the inbound pass. Why was no one guarding the inbounder? It makes it a lot easier if there's no one in your face to disrupt the pass. That was a poor defensive plan.</p>
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<p>When you give a guard with the caliber of penetration skills that Gibbs has this much room to operate (basically an ISO from the top of the key), it's already a low percentage chance that this ends good for Villanova. There was less than four seconds on the clock when he caught the pass.</p>
<p>If it's any time you want to bring help D and rely on a defensive rotation it would be this specific scenario. Even if you rush a shot due to the clock winding down, it's almost a win-win to try and double or bring added pressure here. Instead it looks like the Wildcats just allowed Seton Hall to run their gameplan, a similar story to the entire day.</p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/14/5506442/film-room-breaking-down-no-3-villanovas-loss-to-seton-hallTyler Ricky Tynes2014-03-14T00:05:37-04:002014-03-14T00:05:37-04:00Semifinals are set, Seton Hall the Cinderella?
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<p>Villanova's quick exit is unfortunately the big story line of the night</p> <p>After a Thursday filled with Big East action, the semi-finals are officially set up. We have the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/creighton-bluejays" class="sbn-auto-link">Creighton Bluejays</a>-Xavier Musketeers and... the <a href="https://www.southorangejuice.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Seton Hall Pirates</a>-<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/providence-friars" class="sbn-auto-link">Providence Friars</a>?</p>
<p>Do I even have to go through the noon recap? No I'm not happy about it. Seton Hall stuns Villanova on a buzzer-beating shot by <span>Sterling Gibbs</span> to win 64-63. Villanova struggled through the first 35 minutes of the contest, starting out 1-11 from beyond the arc. The Wildcats trailed by 13 at one point, but a 16-0 run erased that deficit, thanks mostly in part to <span>Josh Hart</span> who finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds. <span>Darrun Hilliard</span> made a floater with 10 seconds left, but Gibbs made sure the Pirate ended on top. <span>James Bell</span> had the worst game of his career, with 3 points on 0-8 shooting.</p>
<p>In the 2:30 outing, Providence took on the <a href="https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">St. John's Red Storm</a>. The game was considered an elimination game as both teams are considered "First Four Out" according to Joe Lunardi. The Red Storm were on their own court, however they struggled from 3 (5-17) and from the charity stripe (13-26). <span>D`Angelo Harrison</span> led the scoring for SJU with 21 on 6-17 efficiency. <span>Chris Obekpa</span> only played 2 minutes in the contest, racking up 3 fouls and no stats. <span>Bryce Cotton</span> of the Friars had his own shooting woes like Bell, going 1-10 and starting 0-3 from FT. He would make his next 10 to finish with 12 points and 4 assists. <span>Josh Fortune</span> was the leading scorer overall at 24.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/depaul-blue-demons" class="sbn-auto-link">DePaul Blue Demons</a> can put away the glass slippers as they could not continue the miraculous BET run, falling to Creighton 84-62. This was never out of Creighton's hands, taking a 49-29 lead at the half. Once again, <span>Doug McDermott</span> hits the record books. He set a <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/big-east-basketball-tournament" class="sbn-auto-link">Big East Tournament</a> record for points in a half (27) and points by a debut player (35). He also tied the record for 3's in a BET game (7) which were all in the first half. The Bluejays finished the day shooting 60.4% and 63.6% from beyond the arc. DePaul senior Brandon Young was the only Blue Demon starter to go for double digits, leading the team with 22 points and 8 rebounds in what most likely is his last game. No Seton Hall-DePaul final for you.</p>
<p>In the finale, the <a href="https://www.bannersontheparkway.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Xavier Musketeers</a> withstood the <a href="https://www.anonymouseagle.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Marquette Golden Eagles</a> 68-65. Seniors Davante Gardner and <span>Chris Otule</span> for Marquette did not have stellar closing performances, with Gardner only going 4-6 for 9 points and Otule not attempting a field goal. Xavier used <span>Semaj Christon</span> and a late surge by <span>Matt Stainbrook</span> to stay atop the Golden Eagles, in a game where Gardner obviously had trouble getting by Stainbrook. Justin Martin, however, was the leading scorer for the Musketeers with 19. Marquette shot 57.8% in the losing effort.</p>
<p>Seton Hall will face off against Providence at 7:00pm tomorrow, and Creighton will welcome Xavier at 9:30. All the action is on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports GO.</p>
<p>With Villanova out, I hope you all still find an interest in this conference tournament. Being as weird as it is.</p>
<p><b>Updated Bracket:</b></p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/14/5507188/big-east-tournament-2014-uggghhhhhRyan Saccoman2014-03-13T14:30:02-04:002014-03-13T14:30:02-04:00BET: Thursday Quarterfinal Open Thread
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<p>3 games remain, with most of the top teams in the conference duking it out. A loss could mean an NIT bid, while the winners will stay alive for a bid to the Big Dance.</p> <p>It's a full slate of games on Thursday. Following the <a href="https://www.vuhoops.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Villanova Wildcats</a> are the 5/4 matchup between <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/">St. John's Red Storm</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/providence-friars">Providence Friars</a> tipping off around 230p.</p>
<p>#2 Creighton makes their first <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/big-east-basketball-tournament">Big East Tournament</a> appearance against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/teams/depaul-blue-demons" class="sbn-auto-link">DePaul Blue Demons</a> who upset the 7th seed <a href="https://www.casualhoya.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgetown Hoyas</a> on Wednesday night. They'll tip off the evening session at 7p.</p>
<p>The night will end in the 6/3 game as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.anonymouseagle.com/">Marquette Golden Eagles</a> will face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bannersontheparkway.com/">Xavier Musketeers</a> with expected tipoff around 930p.</p>
<p>Use this as your general open thread to discuss the games.</p>
<p><b>UPDATED PM BRACKET</b></p>
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https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/13/5493140/big-east-tournament-2014-tv-schedule-thursday-open-threadMike J.2014-03-13T14:22:05-04:002014-03-13T14:22:05-04:00'Cats upset by Pirates on Gibbs' buzzer beater
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<p>Sterling Gibbs' last-second shot dooms Villanova.</p> <p>It's the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/big-east-basketball-tournament">Big East Tournament</a>. It has to be dramatic. Top-seeded Villanova fell in the quarterfinal round as <span>Sterling Gibbs</span>' buzzer-beater gave Seton Hall a 64-63 win at Madison Square Garden.</p>
<p><span>Fuquan Edwin</span> got a transition layup to fall with 2:30 left, giving Seton Hall a 57-55 lead. <span>JayVaughn Pinkston</span> made one of two free throws, and a <span>Darrun Hilliard</span> dunk gave Villanova the lead back.</p>
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<p>With 1:17 remaining, Eugene Teague made two free throws to give Seton Hall a one-point lead. Pinkston was fouled on the other end and made one of two free throws, the story of his afternoon. He went 3-10 from the line in the game.</p>
<p>But a steal led to an athletic layup by Hart, who gave the 'Cats a 61-59 lead with 40 seconds remaining. Jared Sina, who had a relatively bad game on defense, hit a clutch 3-pointer from the corner to give the Pirates a 62-61 lead with 17 ticks on the clock.</p>
<p>Hilliard's driving layup gave Villanova the advantage, but it just set the table for Gibbs to work his magic.</p>
<p>Seton Hall opened the game relatively hot from the field, making four of their first seven shots and assisting on three of them. Meanwhile Villanova didn't record an assist until the 13:27 mark.</p>
<p>Early baskets for Villanova came from Arcidiacono and JayVaughn Pinkston, while <span>James Bell</span> and <span>Josh Hart</span> went a combined 5-5 from the charity stripe early on.</p>
<p>The Pirates turned their cold shooting around from the previous night. They sank three of four from behind the arc, just 15 hours after nearly throwing the game away against Butler. Patrick Auda scored nine early points for the Pirates, who led 19-11 with 11:15 remaining in the first half.</p>
<p>After playing solid defense for 32 seconds, Seton Hall's Sterling Gibbs sank a deep 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. Then Teague threw down a dunk. Soon after, Auda had a James Bellian put-back and forced Jay Wright to call a timeout down 13.</p>
<p>The Wildcats started ice cold, missing their first five shots from deep, and only making five field goals in the first 13 minutes. There was an sense of Creighton Part 1 in the air as the Pirates were shooting around 60% and were getting nearly any shot they wanted.</p>
<p>Near the end of the first half, Seton Hall started to cool down a bit, going over five minutes between field goals, but Villanova's sloppy offensive possessions led to blocks, turnovers, and continual missed 3-pointers.</p>
<p>That streak ended when Hart's dagger from the corner gave Villanova their first sniff of momentum the entire game. As the Pirates only made one shot in the final 7:14, the Wildcats climbed back into it. Hart was fouled on a 3-pointer and only made one free throw, but the bigger issue for Seton Hall was that the foul was Edwin's third.</p>
<p>Edwin, the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, seemed to be in a bit of a funk in the first half. He shot just 1-10, which accounted for more than half of Seton Hall's missed field goals. His mistakes and overall slow play allowed the Wildcats to escape into halftime only trailing 34-26.</p>
<p>The second half opened just as the first half closed, slowly. There was an extensive stoppage in play to sort out an apparent flop by Pinkston after minor contact from Teague. Eventually, they awarded double flagrant fouls, which makes almost zero sense. Only reason I could see it is because they had to call something after blowing the whistle and that was the simplest way to have no other effect on the game other than a foul each.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, that play must have turned Pinkston on. He had a tip-in, a transition dunk, and a great anticipated deflection on defense that led to points as well. But Brandon Mobley hit a deep 3-pointer to give Seton Hall another double-digit lead at 42-31 with 14:36 remaining.</p>
<p>But this was Seton Hall. There had to be a collapse somewhere. Arcidiacono stole a telegraphed pass and laid it in, Hart drove the lane for a layup, and Pirate coach Kevin Willard called a timeout. Pinkston came down the next trip and scored. In a matter of a minute, the lead had shrunk to five, and Willard called another timeout.</p>
<p>This was notably around the same time in which SHU broke down in the previous night's game against Butler, losing a 13-point lead and eventually winning by one.</p>
<p>Bell stole a pass and missed the ensuing dunk, but Hart grabbed the offensive rebound and drew a foul en route to a 3-point play. Hilliard then stole a pass and his layup tied the game up at 44. Hilliard then hit from behind the arc to cap Villanova's 16-0 run.</p>
<p>The Pirates were not done yet, however. A 3-pointer from Edwin tied the game back up, and post moves from Teague gave Seton Hall a lead before Mobley's second 3-pointer made the score 55-50 with 4:49 left to give themselves an 11-3 run after going over seven minutes without scoring.</p>
<p>Arch nailed a 3, and his attempt at a second one was off but Hilliard's layup tied the game back up again with 3:29 left.</p>
https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/13/5504554/2014-big-east-tournament-recap-seton-hall-villanova-bracket-updatekevin.pulsifer2014-03-13T14:21:27-04:002014-03-13T14:21:27-04:00Video: Sterling Gibbs' buzzer beater
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<p>Onions, but not the good kind.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southorangejuice.com/">Seton Hall Pirates</a> got a buzzer beater by <span>Sterling Gibbs</span> to defeat the 1-seed <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vuhoops.com/">Villanova Wildcats</a>, 64-63. Gibbs used a beautiful step-back move to get loose from Darrun Hilliard and get off a shot as time expired. Gibbs, who had not shot well to that point, drained the jumper for the win.</p>
<p>The win was the first ever victory for the Seton Hall program over a team ranked in the top-3 of the AP poll, moving them to 1-31 in such games all-time.</p>
<p>They will move on to face the winner of the St. John's-Providence game in the Big East semi-finals on Friday night.</p>
https://www.vuhoops.com/2014/3/13/5505308/villanova-big-east-tournament-video-upset-buzzer-beater-seton-hall-gibbsMike J.