Happy Wednesday Nova Nation! All season long we’ve been tracking the Wildcats ability to close out games. Breaking their performance down by ten minute quarters, it was clear that the wildcats had trouble defending a late lead. But what was once a weakness for Villanova has become a strength. It’s not that Villanova no longer loses in the fourth quarter, but it’s the way they’re playing the entire game now that has changed their ability to close.
Let’s start by looking at the raw stats we’ve been tracking all year. Here you’ll find all 37 games Villanova has played this season, broken down into scoring margin by quarter and sorted by 4th quarter performance.