The #5 Villanova Wildcats shook off some poor shooting to pull away from #12 Winthrop Eagles in the wee hours of Saturday morning to set up a date with the Mean Green of North Texas on Sunday night.
The #13 Mean Green knocked off the #4 Purdue Boilermakers 78-69 in their own backyard for the school’s first NCAA Tournament win.
Despite the pundit-lead hysteria about Villanova potentially falling to Winthrop, the reality is that never really made sense. There was nothing innate about Winthrop that suggested it would be an issue for Villanova.