After an NCAA Tournament opening day slate highlighted by a few massive upsets and dramatic overtime finishes, Delaware hoped to do the same against Villanova on Friday.
The Blue Hens rumbled with the Wildcats for the first 12 minutes, but then Villanova heated up from long range, before pulling away for a 80-60 NCAA Tournament opening round win.
It was an ugly start for ‘Nova, who saw Delaware lead by as high as seven in a low-scoring start between both teams. Then, an and-one by Brandon Slater, followed by the Wildcats’ first three-pointer from Collin Gillespie seemed to spark the ‘Cats offensively.