After snatching one late at Finneran Pavilion off of a clutch Justin Lewis shot, Marquette didn’t waste any time to get started in a rematch against Villanova on Wednesday night.
There was no clutch shot or luck needed, as the Golden Eagles asserted themselves all night in a wire-to-wire beatdown over Villanova. The ‘Cats had their moments, but ultimately never caught up to Marquette, who won 83-73 to complete the regular season series sweep.
With the win, Marquette becomes the first team since 2016-17 Butler to sweep the Wildcats in the regular season and just the third squad since conference realignment to do so.