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Albeit against a small Holy Cross team, Sugio has 10 PTS / 7 REB / 3 AST on 5/5 at half. A good response after criticism. Want to see more of it, but he definitely:
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That screen and shoot at ~8 seconds is INSANE awesome play
Jake Fiegen. FIVE THREES. 15 points on 5-for-6 from deep against Holy Cross. That release is so smooth.
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Wildcats bounceback with a BIG WIN. Huge night from Luigi Suigo with a 16-15-5 night. Jake Fiegen and Devin Royal also had big nights. Next up is LaSalle on Tuesday night at the Finn.
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After Luigi Suigo dropped 16 points, 15, rebounds, and 5 assists. My research took me to Michael Bradley’s 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists in a Villanova 107-100 double overtime loss to West Virginia on Feb. 20, 2001 as the last Wildcat to total something similar.
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Final: Villanova 95, Holy Cross 66. Wildcats are back here Tuesday night for their first Big 5 pod game vs. La Salle.
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Yeah I’ll take it
Luigi Suigo has done what Villanova needs from him. He’s got 16 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
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Holy Cross is not Notre Dame, but Luigi Suigo is having a super impactful opening seven minutes. Making contact on screens, making good passes, two offensive rebounds, two defensive rebounds.
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You have to figure, given the size Luigi is showing tonight, this was to help give Kwame some extra rest against a team we have a ton of size against
Forward Kwame Evans Jr. will not be in uniform tonight for the Wildcats (left hip soreness).
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Woo has a pair of Wildcats in his top-100: #29 Luigi Suigo #99 Kwame Evans Jr.
Good morning. Here’s the first real update to ESPN’s 2027 NBA draft projections. Long way to go in what’s shaping up as a fascinating and wide-open draft cycle. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5037…
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GOOD MORNING NOVA NATION!!! Villanova plays TONIGHT against Holy Cross at 7:00 PM in the Finn, live on ESPN+. ‘Cats are looking to bounce back after a tough loss to Notre Dame. HOW WE FEELIN?? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Each collegiate basketball program has a panic button. Some never come close to pressing it, while others hover their fingers over it, waiting for the inevitable moment. What should Villanova basketball do? From me with @NovanSports: villanovan.com/35671/sports/…
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The amount of heat I’ve seen Luigi Suigo get on this app is just ridiculous. Suigo was never going to be a guy that put out first-round level production right away. People need to learn some patience and let this man develop. He’s still getting acclimated to American basketball. The player Luigi was on Sunday and the player he’ll be at the end of the year will be vastly different. Luigi will be fine and this team will be fine. Relax
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Villanova players from last year last night: Acaden Lewis (Miami, 77-67 L to FLA): 24 points (9-for-20), 1 assist, 4 turnovers Bryce Lindsay (Indiana, 91-57 W vs. E. Ill.): 14 points in 24 min off bench Duke Brennan (Okla., 68-64 L to ETAM): 9 points, 4 reb, 17 min. (1/2)
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Agree with Mike here, though I do think Elijah Crawford played pretty well down the stretch. No sugarcoating that loss, though. Terribly coached and perhaps even worse in execution. Nearly every roster in the country has a bunch of new guys, so that can't be an excuse anymore.
Need to watch this game back, but in the bits I saw, I’m really unimpressed with Villanova. No true lead guard, Evans seemed off (they really need him healthy), and for a team who really wanted to get tougher, they got beat bad on the glass and with turnovers.
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Tyler Perkins gave Villanova a 60-50 lead with 10:24 to go. The Wildcats then made just two of their next nine attempts and had two critical turnovers.
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Need a W against ranked ND to make up for this AM
𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗬 ✌️ Season Opener! Eternal City Tip-Off 🆚 No. 13 Notre Dame 📍 Palazzo dello Sport - Rome, Italy 🕛 12:00 PM ET 📺 FS1 📻 ihr.fm/3H3rZsh #GoNova
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Collapse is the best way to describe it. 20 turnovers is unbelievable. Horrible and disappointing way to start the season.
Villanova has made just two baskets (non fouls shots) in the final 10 minutes of this one. Brutal collapse.
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This is just horrible
Notre Dame LEADS 😳😳
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And watch 16 turnovers (and counting) we have. You cannot turn the ball over that many times and expect to win games. Need to hold off Notre Dame here, but not loving the sloppy ball handling and movement
Turnovers were something Tommy and I called out as a thing to watch.
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