Final Four

Villanova continued plowing their way through the NCAA Tournament Saturday night with what was without a doubt their most impressive victory thus far. The Wildcats used an 18/40 night from beyond the arc as well as a .554 shooting percentage to dominate Kansas 95-79 in the Final Four and earn a berth in the National Championship Game Monday night.

The Highs

For Villanova,the Wildcats continued to use an offensive onslaught that no team during the Tournament or all-season really for that matter has been able to solve. Aside from them setting a record for three-pointers in a Final Four, Nova had consistent production from each of their starters including Eric Paschallโ€˜s 24 points which lead all scorers on the night.

Villanovaโ€™s guard play has also been pretty much unmatched all season with Jalen Brunson adding 18 and Donte DiDivcenzo netting 15 off the bench.

The Lows

Itโ€™s not that Kansas was bad tonight, they just simply couldnโ€™t match up with Nova blow-by-blow on offense nor did they have a solution to stop it. In fact Kansas tried to take their 7-foot-center Udoka Azubuike out of the paint in an effort to try to sustain the Wildcatsโ€™ hybrid forward-guards. It didnโ€™t work and seemingly made what was perhaps Villanovaโ€™s one weakness on offense โ€“ somewhat lack of depth up front โ€“ just a little more potent with the Jayhawksโ€™ big man neutralized outside the paint.

The Difference

Thereโ€™s that old clichรฉ that defense wins championshipsโ€ฆ Tell that to Villanova because theyโ€™re one win way from their juggernaut of an offense bringing them a NCAA Tournament title.

Whatโ€™s Next

Itโ€™ll be No. 3 Michigan, who didnโ€™t have to beat a team ranked higher than five so far in the NCAA Tournament, and No. 1 Villanova going head-to-head for it all Monday night in San Antonio.