What a difference a week makes.
Last week, Villanova was still digesting the bitter taste of defeat after suffering a road loss to Penn at the Palestra. On Friday, it got a far-from-perfect bounce-back win over Maryland.
The ‘Cats may be in the Bahamas, but so far, they’ve showed that it’s a business trip. Villanova pulled away from Texas Tech to enjoy an 85-69 win in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.
After previous slow starts and a second-half letdown against the Terrapins in their previous outing, the ‘Cats mustered a more complete performance — barring a couple of three-minute scoring droughts.