Villanova honors seniors and fuels playoff potential with another win in the annual “Battle of the Blue" regular season clash

It feels pretty darn good,” the Villanova coach said. “From playing them again or not playing again, it’s an easy trip, and I would love to play them as an FBS opponent, because then we’ll get a guarantee and we can make a day trip out of it.

Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a blistering 18-of-30 (60 percent) from 3-point range as part of a 53.2 percent shooting night overall. Villanova also dominated on the boards, 43-32, led by Penn transfer Tyler Perkins (12 points, nine rebounds).