Big 5 basketball is back for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Villanova Wildcats picked up from where they left off: with a win. They dominated in wire-to-wire fashion on Sunday night by smothering and pushing around La Salle in a 72-46 victory.
Nova had their best defensive showing of the season, impressively holding La Salle to under 50. Nova out rebounded La Salle 50-30, while holding the Explorers to under 30% shooting and only allowing 1 assist. The ‘Cats only allowed 10 points in the paint. At one point, the ‘Cats went on a 21-0 run to take full command of the game.