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Big East Tournament recap, Round 2: `Cats use big second half to put away Hoyas, 81-67

After a cold start, it was three point shooting that carried the Wildcats to victory. Villanova Wildcats shot 13-21 from long range to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas 81-67.

Per Nova spokeman: C Daniel Ochefu sprained right ankle in practice Tuesday, did not practice Wed, will start today, maybe limited minutes

— Joe Juliano (@JoeJulesinq) March 10, 2016

With the late news of another Daniel Ochefu injury, it was uncertain how the Wildcats would come out of the gate. In games Ochefu had foul trouble, `Nova struggled to have a presence in the paint.