After a tough loss earlier in the week and some classic Villanova slow starts through the early parts of the season, Friday was a completely different story.
The Wildcats pounced all over visiting Maryland, enjoying a wire-to-wire bounce-back 57-40 victory.
Villanova set the tone from opening tip, building an early 17-3 lead. The ‘Cats went on to absolutely annihilate the Terrapins in the first half of the game. Maryland only mustered four made shots and shot 14.8% as a team in the first half, while the ‘Cats were off to a blistering start where everyone chipped in as they shot a red-hot 61.