LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Two seasons ago in the Bahamas, Kansas and Villanova hooked up in a semifinal of a November tournament.
“That was a grind-it-out, streetfight type of game,” recalled Villanova senior guard Ryan Arcidiacono. “I don’t think either team had any rhythm offensively.
“Guys were all over the floor.”
Sort of the game that’s expected to be played out Saturday night when KU and Villanova meet for the first time since the Jayhawks lost that Bahamas battle.
Only this one is for much, much more. The winner moves on to the Final Four and college game’s brightest stage.