Villanova is back in the Final Four.
The Wildcats held off a second-half push from Houston to advance to their third Final Four in the last six NCAA tournaments with a 50-44 win over the Cougars.
Villanova led the entire game and had a comfortable lead throughout much of the second half. But Houston cut the Villanova lead to 42-40 before a big basket by guard Collin Gillespie put the lead back at four with 5:04 to go.
Gillespie has been a rock for the Wildcats all season and especially in the NCAA tournament.