Villanova guard Mikal Bridges (25) moves around the Western Kentucky defense during an NCAA college basketball game in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017.
Tim Aylen/Bahamas Visual Services via APThe Hilltoppers stood toe-to-toe with the nation’s fifth-ranked team over the first 20 minutes and trailed by just three points at halftime.
But Villanova showed in the second half why it’s so highly regarded, stretching its lead to an apex of 18 points and earning a 66-58 victory against WKU in a Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal at Imperial Arena.