Villanova (10-12) and Pittsburgh (14-9) Square Off

Filed under Game Preview on February 4th, 2012

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Sunday is a date fans have been waiting for as Pittsburgh plays host to Villanova in a Big East game. Tip-off occurs at 2:00 EST and it will be shown on ESPN.

Both teams share 13th place in the conference. Furthermore, Pittsburgh is an RPI Top 100 team, ranked #62, and Villanova will attempt to overcome its 2-11 record against Top 100 teams. The Wildcats are 10-12 overall including 3-7 in the Big East. The Panthers have a 14-9 record and are also 3-7 in the conference. Villanova is 2-7 on the road and Pittsburgh is 9-5 at home. Last year, the Wildcats had a record of 0-2 on the Panthers, with an average six point margin of defeat. Over the last four years, Villanova has a record of 3-4 against Pittsburgh, and 0-3 at Petersen Events Center.

• The Villanova assist leader (Maalik Wayns) has more assists than the Pittsburgh assist leader (Tray Woodall).
• Diaper Dandies love us. Villanova has recruited more McDonald's All-Americans out of high school than Pittsburgh (12 vs 6).
• At least you keep showing up. Villanova has an average margin of victory of 8 over Pittsburgh in 27 wins since 1982.
• Villanova is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Villanova is 222 lbs compared to 208 lbs for Pittsburgh.

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