In front of the largest college basketball crowd ever in Philadelphia, 20,907 at Wells Fargo Center, Villanova rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 12/13 Virginia 61-59. A tip-in by Donte DiVincenzo at the buzzer – his only basket of the game – gave the Wildcats the victory. Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson each scored 15 points for Villanova, which improved to 20-2. Under coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats have posted at least 20 wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
On Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Musketeers past St.