Villanova Has Enough To Get By Miami
There's no team in the Sweet 16 playing better than Villanova right now.
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There's no team in the Sweet 16 playing better than Villanova right now.
Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Thursday's Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game between Villanova and Miami.
Villanova is a four-point favorite tonight vs. Miami in the Sweet 16.
More than 100 fans gathered on campus this morning to cheer on the team as they departed for Kentucky on the road to college basketball's national championship.
Miami is 27-7 and finished third in the powerful ACC Conference.
What was gnawing at Villanova was a seven-year inch that they had to dispose of on Sunday.
The Villanova Wildcats made it clear from the start there would be no early exit this time.
The Wildcats have another chance to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. They haven't been there since their run to the Final Four in 2009. This senior class will go down as the winningest in school history but it hasn't gotten past the second round.
The loss by Temple also denied the Delaware Valley an all-Big 5 Matchup on Sunday. Villanova advanced with ease as the Wildcats blew past UNC Asheville, 86-56.
Villanova defeated UNC Asheville 86-56 on Friday afternoon, behind Daniel Ochefu's 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Friday's second round NCAA Tournament game between Villanova and UNC-Asheville.
Offices may be sparse with employees Friday as three college teams in the Philadelphia area will be playing in the big dance.
Chris discussed a Republican contested convention, the role of Pennsylvania in the election and Lindsey Graham campaigning for Ted Cruz. He also discussed Elizabeth Warren's non-existent Presidential endorsement, Michelle Obama not running for President andthoughts on the conservative establishment. Chris spoke with Chris Butler at 7am.
On today's show, Rich discussed the possibility of a contested convention, Donald Trump's declaration that he wouldn't participate in another debate until the general election, and whether or not it's sexist to say that Hillary Clinton shouts when she speaks. At 4:30pm former Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell, checked in to recap last night's primaries. At 5:15pm former Chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele, joined the show to breakdown how a possible contested convention could unfold.
Governor Kasich quickly won over the crowd of about 600 people.
For the second time in less than a month, a Villanova University student has been charged with dealing LSD from his dorm room.
UNC Asheville beat Drexel, 85-66, on Thanksgiving and also picked up a 79-73 win on the road at Georgetown on December 19th.
Go Owls, Cats and Hawks! Temple, Villanova and St. Joseph's are all headed to the Big Dance.
Chris reviewed the riot at Donald Trump rally on Friday, Saturday Night Live's portrayal of Hillary Clinton, and resignations at Breitbart. He talked with Michael Bronstein and Colin Hanna on the Monday Morning Matchup at 7:00 about the state of the campaigns and Delaware Senator Chris Coons at 7:30 about the vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Villanova (29-5, 16-2) earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The NCAA college basketball selection committee has ruled, and three local teams are on the tournament bracket this March Madness.
Whitehead drove hard on the right side, flipped the ball in softly off the glass and was fouled. His free throw gave the Pirates a 68-67 lead. Villanova had two more chances sandwiched around a free throw by Angel Delgado, but the Pirates held on to beat the defending champions.
Villanova began its bid for consecutive tourney titles with an 81-67 quarterfinal win over Georgetown.
Josh Hart scored 18 points, Kris Jenkins had 17 and No. 3 Villanova closed out the regular season with an 84-71 win over Georgetown on Saturday.
Villanova is 26-4 and has already clinched the Big East regular season crown. The Hoyas are 14-16.
