NY Times · Apr 2, 2022
N.C.A.A. Men’s Basketball: Final Four
Duke forward Paolo Banchero dribbling during a practice on Friday ahead of his team's matchup on Saturday night against North Carolina in the Final Four.Credit...Bob Donnan/USA Today Sports, via ReutersHad Villanova not lost junior guard Justin Moore to a season-ending Achilles’ tendon injury in the final seconds of their 50-44 victory over Houston on March 26, the Wildcats might have been the favorites in their national semifinal against Kansas.
Heck, they might have been the favorites to win their third title since 2016.
But with Moore, who averages 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists, down for the season, Villanova enters as the underdog.