Villanova’s offense was simply too much for Wake Forest to handle, and the defending national champions knocked off Wake Forest, 96-77. Villanova was led by Josh Hart, who finished with a career-high 30 points. Wake Forest was led offensively by John Collins, who finished by 17 points. What stood out in this one?
Villanova got out to an extremely hot start, and led 8-0 less than two minutes into the game. Wake Forest battled back to cut the lead Villanova lead to just 3, at 21-18, after some great outside shooting from Austin Arians, but Villanova’s offense was simply too much for Wake Forest.