Akron is the toughest team we will have faced all season, and they will be the best team we face prior to Oklahoma (though the neutral-court games in Brooklyn may be a bigger test).
They just beat Arkansas on the road, so they won't be scared of going on the road against a good team, though we are worlds better than Arkansas.
This should be a team we can force a lot of turnovers against. The one scary part about Akron is they usually take a lot of threes, so they have a chance to get hot and knock down a bunch.
They also are a big team. Out of the 6 guys who have played the most minutes against D-I teams this season, 3 are 6'10" or taller and 5 are 6'6" or taller.
Villanova is so good that we should still roll them by double digits. But Akron is no pushover, and they could easily be a tournament team.
They just beat Arkansas on the road, so they won't be scared of going on the road against a good team, though we are worlds better than Arkansas.
This should be a team we can force a lot of turnovers against. The one scary part about Akron is they usually take a lot of threes, so they have a chance to get hot and knock down a bunch.
They also are a big team. Out of the 6 guys who have played the most minutes against D-I teams this season, 3 are 6'10" or taller and 5 are 6'6" or taller.
Villanova is so good that we should still roll them by double digits. But Akron is no pushover, and they could easily be a tournament team.
