A historic offensive performance against the St. John’s Red Storm sent the Villanova Wildcats to the Big East semifinals, where they’ll take on the Seton Hall Pirates on Friday night inside Madison Square Garden.
The ‘Nova-Hall matchup has been hotly contested in recent years with the Pirates having more success than any other Big East program against the ‘Cats, but two laughers this year – Villanova won by 30 and 22 in the regular season – have cooled the hype a bit for a rematch of last year’s Big East Championship game.
Here are three things to watch for on Friday night: