Villanova cruised into the final of the AdvoCare Invitational championship game with a win Friday afternoon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. No. 14 Florida State? Not so much.
The Seminoles rallied late to force overtime Friday night against No. 19 LSU, then needed a lucky bounce in overtime on a last-second 3-pointer to defeat the Tigers and advance to Sunday's title showdown.
"Of course we drew up that last play for Mfiondu to take a jump shot deep in the corner," laughed Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton, referring to forward Mfiondu Kabengele's 3-pointer that bounced off the rim and then into the basket for the 79-76 win in the semifinals.