The Villanova Wildcats stayed perfect at home and atop the Big East standings with a 78-68 victory over the Providence Friars. Josh Hart continued his strong national player of the year campaign with 25 points on 10-16 shooting along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Kris Jenkins, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson joined Hart in double figures as the ‘Cats had a balanced scoring effort. As a team, Nova ended up shooting 52% from the field and 41% from 3.
Jalen Brunson found Josh Hart in the corner for a 3 to get the scoring started for the Cats.