"A Dominating Performace" - Bill Raftery
With a 26-23 Villanova lead at the half, the Wildcats hit some shots and played Villanova Basketball in the second to beat the #2 Seed Duke Blue Devils by 24, 77-54 to advance to the Elite 8. 'Nova will face Pittsburgh on Saturday at 7p ET [Get Tickets Now].
Scottie Reynolds led the way with 16. Dante Cunningham added 14 points & 12 rebounds. Reggie Redding dropped in 11.
The Wildcats held Duke to 16-58 shooting (27.6%) including 5-25 from 3.
Villanova improves to 29-7 on the season- a record number of wins in a season for 'Nova.