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The Villanova Wildcats (4-1) and the #14 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-0) will face off in the semi-finals in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament on Thanksgiving. Villanova defeated Texas Tech in the first round 85-69, easily covering as 3.5-point favorites. UNC dominated Northern Iowa in their opener, winning 91-69 as 11.5-point favorites. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 EST from the Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas and can be found on ESPN.
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The Villanova Wildcats were much tougher than expected against Texas Tech. The game was supposed to be close, but Nova controlled most of the game, and led the entire second half. Post player Eric Dixon led the way for Villanova with 19 points and six rebounds, and Justin Moore chipped in another 18 points.
Justin Moore is the leading scorer for Villanova, he is a 6'5 guard who has started for the Wildcats for the last two seasons. Moore averages 16.4 PPG and has knocked down 11 threes on the year. TJ Bamba transferred in this year and is averaging 10.8 PPG as a 6'5 guard, he had a monster dunk against Tech that can be seen above. Eric Dixon upped his averages to 10.6 PPG and 7.0 RPG after last game, and Tyler Burton is another forward adding 10.4 PPG.
Villanova is currently ranked 20th overall by KenPom. Their offense ranks 14th in efficiency, while their defense rank s 45th. The Wildcats play slow on offense, they only rank 313th in the country in tempo.
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