Michigan head coach John Beilein left watches his
Kansas had just scored, cutting Villanova's lead to 13 points, and on the ensuing possession Udoka Azubuike just about put a hole in the backboard blocking a shot.
The game should be a fascinating contrasts of styles.
That's what this Villanova offense does. The redshirt sophomore guard scored 17 points, grabbed five boards and added three steals against the darlings of his hometown Chicago, helping to send the MI men's basketball team to the national championship.
It's gotten them to the national title game for the first time since 1989. It sees the best offense in the nation taking on a tenacious top-five defense. MI got there by taking away Cinderella's slipper.
The running joke in the media room at this year's Final Four is just how boring and how robotic Villanova is.
But now is not the time to wax poetic.
Tipoff time: 9:20 p.m. E.T.
There appears to be a comfort factor with Jay Wright at the Final Four.
But Matthews has certainly found it in the NCAA Tournament. Both wound up covering by a significant margin, but one looked dead in the water for 30 minutes, while the other dominated from the jump.
Villanova limited KU to six 3-point chances in the entire first half, when the Jayhawks made two. Wagner leads in rebounds with 7.1 while Zavier Simpson tops in assists with 3.7 per game.
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Kevin De Bruyne lifted a cross into the penalty area and Jesus powered his header -- via the shoulder of Pickford -- into the net. Gabriel Jesus headed in a second eight minutes later before Raheem Sterling tucked in a third in the 37th minute.
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Lucky for Beilein, Moe Wagner (24 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals) and Charles Matthews (17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals) came to play. It shot just 33.3 percent and made 4-of-24 3-pointers against Texas Tech in the Elite Eight, but still won a gritty defensive affair, 71-59. Loyola Marymount set it in 1990 playing against MI. MI vs Villanova live stream is on TBS stream.
For the moment, this is Jalen Brunson's Final Four, and it can be forever if he follows up the subtle masterpiece he delivered in a 95-79 destruction of No. 1 seed Kansas with something similar in Monday night's NCAA Championship game. "It's something that makes us want to come out and play even harder". Nearly everyone got in on the fun. Those two are surrounded by a number of talented shooters, such as Phil Booth and Donte DiVincenzo.
What makes this team truly, epically terrifying is that it's figured some things out defensively. But gorgeous may be no longer what defines "Villanova basketball", a phrase every Wright team learns to repeat robotically. Yet, with the spread sitting at Villanova -7 at basically all reputable online betting sites, the best ATS value is a tough call.
It has been done this year, however.
They quite literally shot the lights out. But if you like games that match strength against strength, they don't come any better, as MI counters with the nation's hottest defense. The Jayhawks have won 14 consecutive Big 12 titles - a NCAA conference championship record - in a streak that began before either player turned 10 years old. They had 20 assists on 36 made baskets against Kansas.
The German big man carried MI through its struggles in the first half by using his size advantage against the smaller Ramblers, snagging five offensive rebounds to notch a double-double by halftime. And that's not even all of them.
If he commits too much time to the perimeter and is the only paint presence on the floor, Wagner will open up space for Villanova's guards to penetrate the lane and score. They don't rebound well (281st in the country); they are one of the worst teams in the country from the foul line (321st); and they aren't particularly adept at shooting the three (57th).
The Wildcats also set the single-season three-point record in the first half with 449 threes.
Defending the perimeter is going to be absolutely critical for MI.
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