Willard's Wildcats Face Utah State Challenge

0:00On March 21st, Villanova's men's basketball team took on Utah State in the first round of the NCAA tournament as the number 8 seed in the West region. They held a narrow 39-37 lead at halftime, but struggled badly defending the pain against players like Drake Allen, Adam, All, Eleman, and Mason Falslev. During a mid-game interview, head coach Kevin Willard got heated about his team's defensive lapses. When asked how they'd stop opponents inside, he joked about firing his entire staff right then in there. The sideline reporter quickly shut that down, but Willard stuck to his guns, pointing to eight points given up on poor out-of-bounds plays underneath. The basket. Willard joined Villanova after three seasons at Maryland, where he posted a 65 wins and 39 losses record. His move drew some criticism from fans over how he left his old program. Now the Wildcats need to regroup and handle Utah State to move on to the round of 32, with Willard hoping to turn things around on the court.