Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 5:11 PM | 3 comments |
 

'Nova, 'Neers make it to Morgantown
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The Villanova and West Virginia basketball teams have now arrived in Morgantown for tomorrow night's Big East showdown, but it was not that easy.

The Wildcats (20-2, 9-1) stayed overnight in Washington, as planned, and left this morning by bus for WVU. They left at 9 and arrived by 2 on roads that were described as manageable. The ride is usually about 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

The Mountaineers (19-3, 8-2) were in New York City, beating St. John's yesterday afternoon, and their charter could not leave to get home because of conditions at the airport. They flew in this afternoon at noon.

The teams meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN. Last year, the Wildcats lost in Morgantown by 21. The teams will hook up again in the March 6 finale in South Philly.

Villanova hasn’t lost two back-to-back in close to two years (74 games).

We're sure the West Virginia student section will be on its best behavior. But the musket fire should still be loud.
 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:50 PM, 02/07/2010
    you guys ought to think about updating your coach profiles...anybody remember Villanova making the Final Four last year?
    — boof_diggety
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:54 PM, 02/07/2010
    I'm sure there was a lot of snow along I-68. I'm not surprised the amount of time it took them.
    — MASTERNC
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:08 AM, 02/08/2010
    Coach Wright,if you think the refs were bad in Louisville and Georgetown wait till you see the treatment in West Virginia. The refs are good for 8-10 points for the home team when playing in West Virginia. I saw Rick Pitino's team get shafted there and he was beside himself. The Big East needs to look at their referees more carefully.. Donaghy's boys may be doing their thing in college as well. What a terrible snake pit to play in at West Virginia..
    — bradco


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