‘Cats Bury Butler 82-42

The #14 Villanova Wildcats defeated the Butler Bulldogs in dominant fashion Sunday afternoon 82-42.

This match-up was basically over before it began with the ‘Cats jumping out to a 16-point lead just ten minutes into the contest. The lead would balloon to 20 at halftime. In the second frame, the ‘Cats held the Bulldogs to just 19 points - zero for the last 5 minutes of the game - while cruising to a 40-point win.

The ‘Cats defense stifled the Bulldogs from the tip, holding the team to 31% from the field and 27% from deep.