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A year ago, the Villanova Wildcats entered the NCAA tournament fresh off an upset loss in the Big East tournament final.
That won't be the case in 2017.
After they squeaked past the Seton Hall Pirates in a semifinal showdown Friday, the top-seeded Wildcats blitzed the sixth-seeded Creighton Bluejays 74-60 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to solidify their status as the class of the conference.
ESPN College Basketball on Twitter congratulated the Wildcats for officially securing a spot in the Big Dance:
ESPN College BBallChamps!