Villanova faces its final marquee non-conference opponent on Sunday and it’s a rematch of the team that ended their season last March in the Sweet 16.
The Wildcats (7-2) plays the reigning national champions, the No. 2-ranked Baylor Bears (8-0) in a true road game in Waco on Sunday, at 3 p.m. ET. The game will be on ABC.
While Davion Mitchell and Jared Butler are in the NBA, Scott Drew has reloaded and has, what appears, another team capable of making a deep run come tournament time.
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Baylor is second in the country in point differential +27.