The Villanova Wildcats (18-4, 9-0) beat the Georgetown Hoyas (14-8, 4-5) in a BIG EAST battle that stirred memories of the old rivalry (recap). Patrick Ewing had his squad prepared to defend against ‘Nova’s “shoot ‘em up” offense, while Jay Wright did likewise expecting Georgetown’s pace. The result was a slow, methodical game filled with physical defense and plenty of whistles. Open looks were hard to come by on either end of the court and, frankly, neither team’s legs looked fresh stepping into shots.
One pair of seemingly-contradictory stats are that while Georgetown’s field goal percentage (.