After scoring only five points through the first eight minutes of play, the Villanova Wildcats quickly fell behind the visiting Butler Bulldogs.
The Wildcats had recently shaken off a three-game losing streak with a big win on Wednesday night against the No. 10 Marquette Golden Eagles. For a moment, it looked like ‘Nova was falling back into bad habits and the type of play it had shown during that losing stretch.
“That’s young teams—it happened to us in that three game stretch,” said Villanova head coach Jay Wright, about his team’s defensive discipline amid a cold-shooting spell.