VU Hoops · Feb 22, 2021
Three takeaways from Villanova’s win over UConn
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats took down the UConn Huskies, 68-60, on Saturday February 20th. UConn rejoined the Big East Conference after the split in 2013. The ‘Cats grinded this game out on both ends of the floor for a win. It was nice to see an old school Big East battle between two March Madness playoff hopefuls.
Let’s take a look at the takeaways from this win:
Defense is improving
After a couple of shaky defensive performances, Villanova seemed to come out with a renewed energy and confidence on defense. The team settled into a good rhythm on defense switching comfortably, but also deployed a little zone defense like they had the previous game.