The Villanova Wildcats beat DePaul for the 22nd straight time in a 67-43 rout last night at the Pavilion. The win was nothing out of the ordinary for ‘Nova, but it was a good one to get before their Big East schedule toughens up in February.
Here are three takeaways from the victory:
Winning the Easy Ones
The Blue Demons have not beat Villanova in 14 years. They are second to last in the Big East and had lost seven of their last eight games coming into yesterday’s contest. They were also without their best player and leading scorer Javon Freeman-Liberty, who is averaging 21 points and seven rebounds per game.