The Villanova Wildcats were just too dominant.   Villanova started off the second half where they left off – kicking off the second half with a 14-5 run finished by Mikal Bridges hitting a three pointer to give the Wildcats an 18 point lead.

Michigan tried to chip away at the lead, and an interesting point in the game happened with 10:51 as Xavier Simpson drew a foul on Jalen Brunson, sending the star Villanova guard to the bench with his fourth foul.  Simpson hit the free throws and cut the lead to 13.  And there was a little bit of hope left – the Wolverines were on a run and they had one of the Wildcat’s stars on the bench.

And that hope was quickly crushed.  Donte DiVincenzo came and hit a free throw, made another drive to the basket, and then finished off his own run with two dagger three-pointers.  And sure enough, despite the National Player of the Year being on the bench, DiVencenzo extended the Wildcats lead back out to 18 points.  The Wildcat’s bench player finished the game with 31 points to lead all scorers.  From that point, Villanova would cruise to a 79-62 victory and their second National Championship in the last three years.

Congratulations to the Villanova Wildcats, our 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champions!!!!!