The Villanova Wildcats responded to a rare home loss to Marquette with an 85-74 victory against Georgetown. The win keeps the ‘Cats within shouting distance of Providence at the top of the Big East standings. Meanwhile, this game marks the Hoyas fifth-straight conference loss for the first time in program history.
Here are three takeaways from the game
Tale of Two Halves
Villanova got off to a poor start, trailing Georgetown 40-37 at half-time. The ‘Cats struggled early on against the press, leading to uncharacteristic turnovers. They also allowed the Hoyas to get to the line 13 times and struggled to guard the three-point line as Georgetown shot 40% from behind the arc to open the game.