No. 1 seed Baylor (24-2) takes on No. 5 seed Villanova (18-6) at 4:15 CT in Indianapolis. The game airs on CBS.
Villanova lost starting point guard Collin Gillespie for the season five games ago against Creighton. He scored 27 points against Baylor last season and earned tri-Big East Player of the Year (there should have been a way to break that tie). The Wildcats have played four games without them. They’re 2-2, but both wins are in the NCAA Tournament.
I asked Scott Drew about that in Wednesday’s press conference, and he said, “I think they’re getting comfortable with the personnel they have.