After winning the National Championship last season, the Villanova Wildcats started their title defense in strong fashion on Friday night. Against Lafayette, ‘Nova jumped ahead and never looked back in an 88-48 win. Like always, the Wildcats defense was tough as nails, only allowing 17 points in the first half and they got great offensive support as well.
Overall it was a strong night for Villanova and it was a good warmup for a tough matchup that is heading their way.
Villanova will head to Mackey Arena to take on the Purdue Boilermakers, the 15th-ranked team in the country.