Undersized, perhaps, but nothing that the Villanova Wildcats are unfamiliar with.
The No. 2-seeded Wildcats are dancing past the upset-minded 11th-seeded Michigan Wolverines to a place where the program is definitely no stranger: the Elite Eight.
The Wildcats held off the Wolverines for a 63-55 win on Thursday night to reach their 15th Elite Eight appearance in program history.
It is also the fifth Elite Eight for Villanova coach Jay Wright, which ties him with former mentor Rollie Massimino.
While this meeting in San Antonio wasn’t as comfortable as the 2018 National Championship Game, it still presented the sweet feeling of victory in advancing one round further.