Duke and Villanova might or might not play in the 2022 NCAA championship game and, in trut, they haven’t met in the tournament for awhile.
But they do have an interesting NCAA history.
The teams first played in 1955 when Duke was in the SoCon. Villanova won 74-73.
They met again in 1965 when one Duke defender psyched out ‘Nova star Wally Jones by constantly calling him a teammate’s name, which really annoyed Jones. He ended up shooting 6-20 and Duke won 87-73.
The Devils were spectacular against ‘Nova in the 1978 Eastern Regional finals.