Live Blogging: Lafayette Leopards At Villanova Wildcats 11/17/2017

Lafayette Leopards at Villanova Wildcats (Fox Sports TV Broadcast)

Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. Tonight it is the Lafayette Leopards and Villanova Wildcats. This is a non-conference game between a Big East Powerhouse in Villanova and a member of the Patriot League. 

The Wildcats are going to play their home games in either Wells Fargo Center or somewhere else. Their other home venue (The Pavilion) is going under renovations. 

The Leopards are statistically led by Matt Klinewski in scoring, Myles Cherry in rebounding, and Eric Stafford in assists. The Wildcats are statistically led by Donte DiVincenzo in scoring, Omari Spellman in rebounds, and Jalen Brunson in assists. 

It is the Lafayette Leopards and Villanova Wildcats, coming up shortly. 

Game Location: PPL Center Allentwon, PA 

Lafayette is in maroon.
Villanova is in white. 

Starting Lineups:
Lafayette Leopards (0-2):
G: E. Stafford
G: E.J. Stephens 
G: K. Stout
F: L. Jarrett
F: M. Klinewski 

Villanova Wildcats (2-0):
G: J. Brunson
G: M. Bridges
G: P. Booth
F: O. Spellman
F: E. Paschall
 
1st Half:
20:00: Villanova won the tip.
19:40: Bridges hits a 3-point FG. LAF 0, NOVA 3
19:30: Stephens hits a jumper. LAF 2, NOVA 3
19:10: Booth makes the 3-point FG. LAF 2, NOVA 6
18:19: Stout hits a 3-point FG. LAF 5, NOVA 6
17:03: Bridges with the layup. LAF 5, NOVA 8
16:45: Spellman jams it home. LAF 5, NOVA 10
16:06: Bridges hits a 3-point FG. LAF 5, NOVA 13
15:54: T.V. Timeout #1: LAF 5, NOVA 13

15:28: Klinewski hits the jumper. LAF 7, NOVA 13
14:56: Brunson hits a 3-point FG. LAF 7, NOVA 16
14:03: Brunson hits a 3-point FG. LAF 7, NOVA 19
13:47: Klinewski hits a shot and foul. LAF 9, NOVA 19
13:47: Klinewski makes the free throw. LAF 10, NOVA 19
13:20: Bridges hits a 3-point FG. LAF 10, NOVA 22
13:03: Stafford hits a jumper. LAF 12, NOVA 22
12:35: DiVincenzo hits a 3-point FG. LAF 12, NOVA 25
12:14: Booth hits a 3-point FG. LAF 12, NOVA 28
11:54: T.V. Timeout #2: LAF 12, NOVA 28

​11:22: Brunson hits a 3-point FG. LAF 12, NOVA 31
10:55: Klinewski hits a layup. LAF 14, NOVA 31
10:32: Spellman gets fouled by Hastings. Spellman hits both free throws. LAF 14, NOVA 34
8:20: Villanova is up 39-16. 
7:18: Klinewski hits a 3-point FG. LAF 19, NOVA 39
6:20: T.V. Timeout #3: LAF 19, NOVA 39

​4:36: Pascall makes the jumper and the foul. LAF 19, NOVA 41
4:36: Pascall makes the free throw. LAF 19, NOVA 42
4:21: Bridges makes the layup. LAF 19, NOVA 44
4:00: Spellman makes the shot and foul. LAF 19, NOVA 46
4:00: T.V. Timeout #1: LAF 19, NOVA 46

​4:00: Spellman misses the free throw. 
3:50: Spellman gets fouled. 
3:50: Spellman makes 1 of 2 free throws. LAF 19, NOVA 47
3:00: Zaylas makes the dunk. LAF 21, NOVA 47
2:51: Booth makes the 3-point FG. LAF 21, NOVA 50
2:02: Pascall makes the layup. LAF 21, NOVA 52
1:46: Villanova is in the Bonus. 
1:13: Evans makes the bank shot off the backboard. LAF 23, NOVA 52
:52: Brunson makes the layup. LAF 23, NOVA 54
:30: Pascall makes the dunk. LAF 23, NOVA 56
:00: Lafayette will get the ball to start the 2nd Half.

Halftime: 
LAF 23, NOVA 56

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: Bridges (NOVA) 16 points
​Rebounds: Spellman (NOVA) 6 rebounds
Assists: Brunson/Paschall (NOVA) 3 assists.

Halftime Thoughts: Villanova is dominating this game. 

2nd Half:
​20:00: Lafayette inbounds the ball. Villanova will get the possession arrow in their favor. 
19:20: Pascall makes a dunk. LAF 23, NOVA 58
18:23: Brunson makes the jump shot. LAF 23, NOVA 60
18:00: Brunson makes the 3-point FG. LAF 23, NOVA 63
17:53: Lafayette Timeout #1: LAF 23, NOVA 63

17:15: Pritchard hits a 3-point FG. LAF 26, NOVA 63
16:51: Paschall makes the shot and foul. LAF 26, NOVA 65
16:51: Paschall makes the free throw. LAF 26, NOVA 66
16:33: Klinewski makes the jump shot. LAF 28, NOVA 66
16:05: Paschall makes both free throws. LAF 28, NOVA 68
15:55: Hasting makes a 3-point FG. LAF 31, NOVA 66
15:35: Bridges with the jump shot. LAF 31, NOVA 70
15:08: Brunson makes the jam. LAF 31, NOVA 72
14:51: Petrie makes the jump shot. LAF 33, NOVA 72
14:32: Crosby-Roundtree makes the jump shot. LAF 33, NOVA 74
14:32: T.V. Timeout #1: LAF 33, NOVA 74

14:23: Klinewski makes both free throws. LAF 35, NOVA 74
14:00: Bridges makes a 3-point FG. LAF 35, NOVA 77
13:50: Cherry makes a layup. LAF 37, NOVA 77
13:33: Brunson makes a jump shot. LAF 37, NOVA 79
12:00: Jaworski makes a 3-point FG. LAF 40, NOVA 79
11:32: Brunson makes a jump shot. LAF 40, NOVA 81
10:39: Bridges makes the 3-point FG. LAF 40, NOVA 84
10:20: Booth makes the layup. LAF 40, NOVA 86
10:20: Lafayette Timeout #2: LAF 40, NOVA 86
​10:02: Stout makes a free throws. LAF 41, NOVA 86
8:10: Spellman makes a jump shot. LAF 41, NOVA 88
7:54: T.V. Timeout #2: LAF 41, NOVA 88
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7:34: Glliespie makes the layup. LAF 41, NOVA 90
7:16: Stephens makes the layup. LAF 43, NOVA 90
6:47: Gillespie misses a 3-point FG. 
6:25: Villanova in the Bonus. 
​6:10: Spellman makes a 3-point FG. LAF 43, NOVA 93
5:33: Stephens makes a jump shot. LAF 45, NOVA 93
5:20: Crosby-Roundtree makes the shot and foul. Crosby-Roundtree misses the free throw. LAF 45, NOVA 95
4:59: Both teams are in the Bonus. 
4:34: Spellman makes the shot and foul. LAF 45, NOVA 97
4:34: Spellman makes the free throw. LAF 45, NOVA 98
4:25: Klinewski makes both free throws. LAF 47, NOVA 98
4:13: Gillespie makes both free throws. LAF 47, NOVA 100
3:44: Villanova is in the Double Bonus. 
3:44: T.V. Timeout #3: LAF 47, NOVA 100

Final:
LAF 57, NOVA 104
LAF: (0-3) 
NOVA: (3-0)

Final Leaders: 
Scoring: Bridges (NOVA) 24 points
​Rebounding: Spellman (NOVA) 10 rebounds
Assists: Brunson (NOVA) 6 assists

Final Thoughts: Villanova was happy Lafayette wanted to play them. The Wildcats shot 16/30 in 3-point FG. Lafayette cannot wait to play their league schedule. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. Thanks for visiting this page. 
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