INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 21: Justin Moore #5 of the Villanova Wildcats drives with the ball against Zachary Simmons #24 of the North Texas Mean Green in the first half of their second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Ba INDIANAPOLIS - Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 18 points, Jermaine Samuels Jr.
had 15 and Villanova knocked down 15 3-pointers, emphatically ending 13th-seeded North Texas’ bid for a second NCAA Tournament upset with a 84-61 victory Sunday night.The fifth-seeded Wildcats (18-6) move on to the Sweet 16 to face top-seeded Baylor.
Villanova will play the second weekend of the tournament for the third time in the last five. Coach Jay Wright’s team won the whole thing the last two times it got this.