The #1 Villanova Wildcats (19-1, 6-1) head to Milwaukee this Sunday to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles (13-7, 4-4), a team that upset the then-#1 Wildcats almost exactly a year ago. Villanova is riding a 6 game winning streak, the last three games of which have seen the ‘Cats win by an average margin of 24 points. The Golden Eagles are coming off an absolute drubbing at the hands of the Xavier Muskateers, a school that saw its accreditation revoked by Villanova earlier this month.
Here are three things to watch during this Sunday matinee:
You Actually Have to Spell “Marquette” without ”D”
Marquette appears to view “playing defense” as an inconvenient, but regrettably necessary, element of college basketball.