The forecast was that the Villanova-Oklahoma national semifinal was a 50-50 toss-up.
It proved to be anything but that.
Villanova’s win was the greatest romp in NCAA National Semifinal history, surpassing the 34-point wins by Cincinnati Bearcats over Oregon State in 1963 and Magic Johnson’s Michigan State team over Penn in 1979. The 44-point margin of victory is the best for Villanova in its NCAA Tournament history and the margin of defeat is the worst for Oklahoma in its NCAA Tournament history