No. 3 Villanova needs Hart to get past No. 15 Purdue, 79-76
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 15 Purdue kept making No. 3 Villanova hold its breath Monday night.
Josh Hart made sure the Wildcats followed the same old beat.
The preseason All-America guard scored 24 points, made big shot after big shot and calmly sank the final four free throws of the game to help the defending national champions hang on for a 79-76 victory.
“Josh just said to me at the beginning of the second half that ‘we got this,'” Wildcats coach Jay Wright said.