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Once again, free throws and a lack of offense down the stretch did them in - they went 3 for 6 from the free-throw line and without a field goal over the final 4 minutes 11 seconds. And they weren' | Once again, free throws and a lack of offense down the stretch did them in - they went 3 for 6 from the free-throw line and without a field goal over the final 4 minutes 11 seconds. And they weren' | ||
- | "As Coach (Bill) Parcells said, 'You are what your record says you are,' | + | "As Coach (Bill) Parcells said, 'You are what your record says you are,' |
"I think that God continues to give you the same test, and until you pass it, you keep getting the same test." | "I think that God continues to give you the same test, and until you pass it, you keep getting the same test." | ||
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In the loss to West Virginia on Tuesday, MU did a remarkable job slowing the game down and mitigating the Mountaineers' | In the loss to West Virginia on Tuesday, MU did a remarkable job slowing the game down and mitigating the Mountaineers' | ||
- | The approach worked to the extent that MU led, 69-67, after a three-pointer by David Cubillan despite playing more than 11 minutes in the second half without its best perimeter shooter, Darius Johnson-Odom, | + | The approach worked to the extent that MU led, 69-67, after a three-pointer by [[David Cubillan]] despite playing more than 11 minutes in the second half without its best perimeter shooter, |
It was Johnson-Odom who had an opportunity to add to that lead when he went to the free-throw line with 2:35 left. But after going 1 for 3 in the final 1:02 at West Virginia, he missed both to keep it a one-possession game for Villanova. | It was Johnson-Odom who had an opportunity to add to that lead when he went to the free-throw line with 2:35 left. But after going 1 for 3 in the final 1:02 at West Virginia, he missed both to keep it a one-possession game for Villanova. | ||
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Johnson-Odom entered shooting 73.1% from the line. | Johnson-Odom entered shooting 73.1% from the line. | ||
- | From there, the Wildcats' | + | From there, the Wildcats' |
Villanova inbounded to Scottie Reynolds, its senior point guard best-known for his improbable full-court dash and basket in the waning seconds to beat Pittsburgh and send the Wildcats to the Final Four last season. | Villanova inbounded to Scottie Reynolds, its senior point guard best-known for his improbable full-court dash and basket in the waning seconds to beat Pittsburgh and send the Wildcats to the Final Four last season. | ||
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"He missed it," said Williams. "We ran a great play. Jimmy was wide open maybe 19 inches from the goal and he missed it." | "He missed it," said Williams. "We ran a great play. Jimmy was wide open maybe 19 inches from the goal and he missed it." | ||
- | Villanova left the door ajar slightly for MU when Redding hit 1 of 2 free throws on the other end, with Hayward grabbing the miss on the second and calling a timeout with 2.6 seconds left. Williams set up a final play that saw Hayward inbound to Dwight Buycks, who took a few dribbles and got the ball almost to the three-point line. | + | Villanova left the door ajar slightly for MU when Redding hit 1 of 2 free throws on the other end, with Hayward grabbing the miss on the second and calling a timeout with 2.6 seconds left. Williams set up a final play that saw Hayward inbound to [[Dwight Buycks]], who took a few dribbles and got the ball almost to the three-point line. |
But before he could get a shot off over two taller, converging defenders, the clock expired and MU had come up short again. | But before he could get a shot off over two taller, converging defenders, the clock expired and MU had come up short again. |