A steal-and-score by Collin Gillespie, followed by a clutch three by Jermaine Samuels, then a missed front end of an one-and-one, and a huge defensive stand by Saddiq Bey — moments that all packaged themselves into one great Christmas gift for the Villanova Wildcats heading into the holidays, an upset victory over top-ranked Kansas.
Villanova hung on for a one-point victory in front of a soldout Wells Fargo Center crowd, taking down the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, 56-55.
“The guys that played in this program, when they’re older, they know how to make plays,” Wright said of his veterans, particularly Gillespie and Samuels.