Men's Basketball

Villanova/Providence Post-Game Notes

Jan. 24, 2016

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  • Villanova falls to 44-34 (.564) all-time at the Wells Fargo Center, including 30-30 in regular season BIG EAST games. Today's loss ended an eight-game regular season winning streak in the building for the Wildcats. The last loss at Wells Fargo Center for Villanova was on January 20, 2014 when the Wildcats lost to Creighton (96-68).
  • Villanova is 16-20 (.444) all-time against ranked opponents at Wells Fargo Center. Prior to today's contest, the Wildcats had won their last three games against ranked opponents in the building (each of those three games came during the 2012-13 season and all three were against top-five foes). Villanova also fell to 9-7 (.563) all-time at Wells Fargo Center in games where both teams are ranked.
  • Today's game is the ninth overtime contest Villanova has played at Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats are 4-5 all-time in overtime games in the building.
  • Of the 78 games Villanova has played at Wells Fargo Center, 41 (53 percent) have been decided by single digits. The Wildcats have a record of 19-22 (.463) in these games, including a record of 13-16 (.448) in games decided by five or fewer points and a 6-6 record in games decided by 6-9 points.
  • Villanova junior guard Kris Jenkins had a career-high seven assists in the game. His previous high of six assists had also been this season, at Creighton on January 2, 2016.
  • Providence senior guard Kris Dunn tied a career high with 14 assists. This is the most assists ever by a visiting player at Wells Fargo Center, surpassing the 13 assists that Peyton Siva of Louisville had on January 22, 2013 (a 73-64 win by the Wildcats).
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Players Mentioned

Kris Jenkins

#2 Kris Jenkins

Forward
6' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kris Jenkins

#2 Kris Jenkins

6' 6"
Sophomore
Forward