The Villanova Wildcats have now won 15 straight season openers after their 75-60 victory over the Columbia Lions.
The Wildcats, who now haven’t lost a nonconference regular season game since December 19, 2015, made good use of their home away from home at Wells Fargo Center Friday night.
The game was won in less than beautiful fashion. Villanova only shot 40.3 percent from the field and a dismal 21.9 percent from beyond the arc. Phil Booth, Collin Gilesspie and Donte DiVincenzo shot a combined 60 percent from 3-point land themselves.