The Villanova Wildcats were winners on Saturday afternoon.
‘Nova, who entered 16-6 and 9-3 in Big East play, walked away victorious from a battle with rival UConn. The 85-74 win came at the good ol’ Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, their second game played at the venue this season.
These teams went blow for blow in the first 10 minutes. The Wildcats had a small 18-16 lead after that chunk of time but then began to put the clamps on. Over the next 20 minutes of game action, they allowed just 28 points to be scored to their 45.