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Marquette vs. Villanova 2017 final score: Wildcats bounce back and soundly defeat Golden Eagles

Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center played host to the number one team in the country Saturday night. The Villanova Wildcats, who were dealt their first loss of the season earlier in the week, took on the visiting Marquette Golden Eagles. MU had their fair share of struggles in their last go-around on the east coast, tripping up and allowing Seton Hall to climb into the lead late. Those aforementioned struggles persisted, but in a different maneuver this time.

‘Nova handled control of the game almost from bell to bell on Saturday night, eventually winning by the score of 91-66 The victory props the ‘Cats up to 15-1 on the year and on the flip side sends Marquette reeling to 10-5 with a 1-2 record in Big East play.