RTC Live: Villanova @ UConn
Posted by rtmsf on January 17th, 2011
Game #107. RTC Live heads to UConn for a blockbuster game involving two of the nation’s and Big East’s best teams.
Happy Martin Luther King Day! Kicking off a huge day of college hoops is a game between #7 Villanova and #9 Connecticut in Storrs. Both teams got off to tremendous starts this season. Connecticut sports an incredible resume with wins over Kentucky and Michigan State on a neutral floor and Texas on the road. Villanova enters today’s game with only one loss (at home against Tennessee), albeit against a lighter schedule. Player of the year candidate Kemba Walker runs the show for Jim Calhoun, but don’t sleep on Alex Oriakhi either. Walker has been phenomenal–he’s averaging over 25 points a game–but Oriakhi is almost averaging a double-double. Villanova sports a terrific backcourt trio (which is no surprise to anyone following Jay Wright’s teams) in Corey Stokes, Corey Fisher and Maalik Wayns. But when Villanova is at their best, they get Antonio Pena and Mouphtaou Yarou involved. Yarou got in some quick foul trouble against Maryland, and you could see the Wildcats struggle. Look for both of these teams try to establish an advantage inside, and I predict the winner down low will also win the game.
