PITTSBURGH – Nope, wasn’t going to be easy, getting past Ohio State. Looked all kinds of hard-earned easy for awhile inside PPG Paints Arena, Villanova building a lead to double-digits, then up to 15 points. A glide path into the Sweet 16?
Nothing of the kind. This became a battle of attrition, two exhausted rosters not letting up, also not finding the net. The Wildcats and Buckeyes traded seven empty possessions, the front rim the favorite destination for most shots.
Then came something entirely different, Villanova big man Eric Dixon, open outside, not hesitating with his second three-point try of the day, second make. Biggest shot of his life, Dixon made it look as easy as a day in the park back home in Abington.
