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Villanova Tops WVU To Reach East Regional Final

After falling behind 60-54 midway through the second half, Villanova regained the lead with an 11-0 run and defeated West Virginia 90-78 in the East Regional Semifinal at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The Wildcats, the No. 1 seed in the East, will play No. 3 seed Texas Tech on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET on CBS to go to the Final Four next week in San Antonio, Texas.

Guard Jalen Brunson was brilliant for the Wildcats (33-4) with a game-high 27 points. The next highest scoring total in the game was forward Omari Spellman, who finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.