SB Nation Philly - Villanova Vs West Virginia: Mountaineers Bag The Wildcats, 83-69https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2011-12-28T21:36:22-05:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/24297182011-12-28T21:36:22-05:002011-12-28T21:36:22-05:00Villanova Vs. West Virginia: Mountaineers Bag The Wildcats 83-69
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<p>Villanova fell flat in their return to action after the holiday break. The Wildcats lost by a final score of 83-69 to the West Virginia Mountaineers in Big East play at the West Virginia University Coliseum.</p>
<p>The Wildcats trailed by just four points at halftime, but the Mountaineers outscored them 43-33 in the second half for the win. Dominic Cheek and Maalik Wayns each scored 20 points for Nova. Cheek also had six rebounds and two assists on the night, but it was not enough to overcome a lack of scoring from the rest of the team.</p>
<p>Darryl Bryant led the Mountaineers with 34 points and four three-pointers.</p>
<p>That was the first game of conference play for the Wildcats. It drops them to 7-7 overall, and they are now 0-3 on the road this season.</p>
<p>For more on Villanova, visit <a href="http://www.thenovablog.com/" target="new"> The Nova Blog</a>.</p>
<p>The road trip and their conference schedule continues with a Jan. 1 game against the 13th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2011/12/28/2667303/villanova-vs-west-virginia-final-scoreRyan Van Bibber2011-12-28T19:59:00-05:002011-12-28T19:59:00-05:00Villanova Vs. West Virginia Halftime Score: Wildcats Trail 40-36
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<p>The Villanova Wildcats trail the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> 40-36 at halftime from the West Virginia University Coliseum.</p>
<p>The game was a tight one in the first half due to Villanova's rebounding and free throw shooting. The Wildcats had 8 turnovers in the first half but shot 8-11 from the free throw line in the first half. Villanova outrebounded the Mountaineers 19-18. Every time the Mountaineers tried to push their lead to double digits, Villanova made a shot.</p>
<p>Villanova was led in the first half by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100056/dominic-cheek">Dominic Cheek's</a> 13 points. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100054/maalik-wayns">Maalik Wayns</a> chipped in 10 points and four assists. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52524/darryl-bryant">Darryl Bryant</a> led the Mountaineers with 13 points (6-13 shooting). Kevin Jones, a potential Big East Player of the Year candidate, started slow but had 11 points and 5 rebounds by halftime.</p>
<p><i>For more coverage of Villanova vs. West Virginia, stay tuned to <a href="http://philly.sbnation.com/2011/12/28/2665677/villanova-vs-west-virginia-wildcats-begin-big-east-play-tonight" target="_blank">our storystream</a>. For more Villanova coverage, visit <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/villanova-wildcats" target="_blank">our team page</a> or our blog <a href="http://www.thenovablog.com/" target="_blank">The Nova Blog</a>.</i></p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2011/12/28/2667108/villanova-vs-west-virginia-halftime-score-wildcats-trail-40-36Pat Johnston2011-12-28T09:05:35-05:002011-12-28T09:05:35-05:00Villanova Vs West Virginia: Wildcats Begin Big East Play Tonight
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<p>The Villanova Wildcats begin Big East Conference play Wednesday, as they travel to Morgantown to play the West Virginia Mountaineers (7 p.m. on ESPN3).</p> <p>After a slow start to their 2011-12 season the Villanova Wildcats begin Big East Conference play Wednesday, as they hit the road to play the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV. The Wildcats (7-5) are looking to extended their conference-opening winning streak to three games, while the Mountaineers (9-3) are looking to rebound for a close non-conference, overtime loss, 83-81, to No. 7 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/baylor-bears">Baylor Bears</a>, Dec. 23. Before that WVU had earn five consecutive victories.</p>
<p>Junior guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100054/maalik-wayns">Maalik Wayns</a> is pacing Villanova in scoring (17.4 points per game) and assists (5.2 per game), while junior forward <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100055/mouphtaou-yarou">Mouphtaou Yarou</a> is second in points (12.9 ppg) and tops in rebounds (8.5 per game).</p>
<p>On Thursday, behind a team-best 12 points from Wayns, 'Nova defeated American University, 73-52. The victory was a refreshing outcome for a program that had dropped five of its last seven games.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, WVU is looking to avenge last season's 66-50 loss to the Wildcats at the Pavilion. Currently, senior forward Kevin Jones leads the conference in points (21.0) and rebounds (11.9) per game. On Monday, Jones was named the Big East Player Of The Week after averaging 23.0 ppg and 14.9 rpg in three games last week.</p>
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