If Villanova wants to make the NCAA Tournament, they'll almost certainly need to go on a deep run in the Big East Tournament. They did what they had to do against DePaul in the opening round, squeaking by them by a score of 58-57, but now have a huge task ahead of them in Marquette on Thursday night.
Marquette won the two meetings against Villanova this season and is no ranked as the No. 10 team in the country. Luckily for the Wildcats, Tyler Kolek is out tonight with an oblique injury which will give Villanova a fighting chance.