Wildcats’ descent concludes with narrow loss in NCAAs

By Bud L. Ellis

From the heights of the top 10 and talk of the Final Four, the downward spiral that has been the past two months for the Villanova Wildcats finally crashed to the ground on Friday.

Playing in their NCAA tournament opener, the Wildcats led for most of the second half. But Villanova could not close the door on George Mason, the Patriots using Luke Hancock’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to bounce the Wildcats 61-57 in the second round of the East regional in Cleveland. ( Read More…)

Friday, March 18, 2011 at 7:30 pm by bud

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Once-promising season turns ugly as Wildcats limp into NCAAs

By Bud L. Ellis

At one time this season, the Villanova Wildcats looked like a legitimate Final Four contender. Playing in the toughest conference in the land, the Wildcats had run out to a 16-1 start to their season and were ranked in the top 10 in the nation.

That was then. This is now. The now is ugly. ( Read More…)

Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:58 pm by bud

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Villanova falls to South Florida, 70-69

The Villanova Wildcats blew a 16-point halftime lead in a stunning, 70-69 loss to the South Florida Bulls.

Villanova came out flat and fell behind early, but they completely took control of the game in the final minutes of the first half.

The second half was a different story, as the Wildcats couldn’t buy a basket for an eight minute stretch.

The Wildcats will head into the NCAA tournament having lost 10 of their past 15 games, a complete free-fall. ( Read More…)

at 3:34 pm by steve

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Wildcats blow big lead, head home early from Big East tourney

By Bud L. Ellis

Up 16 points at halftime in their Big East tournament opener on Tuesday, the Villanova Wildcats looked to be in good shape.

Then everything fell apart for a team that has plunged from No. 6 in the nation to a five-game losing streak at the worst possible time.

Villanova fell to woeful South Florida in the opening round of the conference tournament at Madison Square Garden, Anthony Crater’s layup with 5.1 seconds left the difference in a 70-69 South Florida upset of Villanova. ( Read More…)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 8:28 pm by bud

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Villanova falls to Pittsburgh, 60-50

The Villanova Wildcats continued their free-fall in a 60-50 loss to the host Pittsburgh Panthers.

The Wildcats have stumbled down the second half of the Big East schedule, finishing 9-9 in conference play.

It certainly didn’t help matters that the team was forced to play without its best player, Corey Stokes.

Corey Fisher turned in another miserable shooting day, going 3-14 and finishing with just seven points. ( Read More…)

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 4:39 pm by steve

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Late-season struggles hurting Villanova

By Bud L. Ellis

The Villanova Wildcats are ranked No. 19 in the nation this week, but all is not well. A look at the recent results shows why.

The Wildcats have lost three games in a row and five of their past seven, as the regular season draws to a close on Saturday with a trip to Big East Conference leader and fifth-ranked Pittsburgh. ( Read More…)

Friday, March 4, 2011 at 10:54 pm by bud

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Villanova falls to St. John’s, 81-68

The Villanova Wildcats dropped their second straight game in an 81-68 loss to the scorching hot St. John’s Red Storm.

Villanova’s guards aren’t playing quite as well as in previous years and they don’t have much of a low-post presence.

The result is that Villanova has trouble scoring for periods of time and is a little bit too streaky on the offensive end.

Corey Stokes lead Villanova with 20 points, but Corey Fisher had just two. Fisher’s struggles have really hurt the Wildcats. ( Read More…)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 4:39 pm by steve

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