“Paint decisions was the game,” said English following the Friars’ 87-73 loss to Villanova Friday, Jan. 30, their fourth straight loss and seventh in the last eight games. “I said that going into the game it was going to come down to rebounding and paint decisions.

A deep bench has been crucial as Villanova maintains its hold on second place in the Big East. Just look at Saturday’s 69-56 win over DePaul at Finneran Pavilion. Senior guard Ryanne Allen accounted for 17 points for the Wildcats (16-5,

The Friars have lost three straight as their season seems to be slipping away. They face the 15-5 Wildcats Friday night.

The spring semester has tipped off in Storrs. Classrooms are full of students again, and on Saturday, so will PeoplesBank Arena.

Sunday is the first day of February, which means March is right around the corner, which means it is officially no longer too early to think about the NCAA Tournament. Villanova is 20 games through its 31-game schedule,

The Wildcats scored on their last five offensive possessions to salt this one away, and the Friars came no closer than five points in the second half.

Villanova (12-3 overall, 3-1 Big East #29 NET, #25 kenpom) takes on Marquette (6-10 overall, 1-4 Big East, #156 NET, #116 kenpom) on Saturday afternoon at the Fiserv Forum (2:30, TNT/TruTV). The Golden Eagles, in their fifth season under Head Coach Shaka ...

The Villanova and Iowa men's basketball teams both sported the Nike "Coach Rav" Book 2 PE during recent games to honor the late George Raveling.