NOVA ADVANCES: Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan and center Hunter Dickinson to earn a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory over the Wolverines on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament.
Defensively, Villanova refused to yield space under the basket to the 7-foot-1 Dickinson, who came in averaging 24 points in Michigan's two NCAA Tournament wins.
Jones scored seven and had five rebounds also left the game briefly in the second half when he fell hard to the floor chasing a loose ball. Villanova: The Wildcats have been launching 3-pointers all season and there was nothing to deter them when they weren't falling against the Wolverines. The Wildcats were 9 of 30 from long range - their ninth game this season with at least 30 attempts. The most was 50 in a win over Syracuse.