The road ends in New Orleans for the Villanova Wildcats, albeit much shorter than they would have liked.
The undermanned Wildcats found themselves in an early hole, but despite the obstacles the ‘Cats faced before and after tipoff, they persisted and never went away quietly. However, the Kansas Jayhawks ultimately pulled away in the closing minutes for the wire-to-wire 81-65 victory.
“You’ve got to give them a lot of credit,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “Right to start the game, you go down 10-0, against a team that good, you’re in trouble. You’ve got to try and fight back, and believe you can.