PITTSBURGH — Villanova point guard Colin Gillespie took the full-impact charge from his Delaware counterpart, Jameer Nelson Jr., and skidded backwards, right off the court. Gillespie glanced up … the scoreboard inside PPG Paints Arena replayed his skid larger than life.
Villanova already had taken full control of this one, and it was Delaware skidding off the big stage Friday afternoon, fatigue replacing any Blue Hens upset dreams, a massive ‘Nova 3-point shooting advantage decisively impacting the whole thing.
In a universe where a little school from Jersey City can knock off vaunted Kentucky, it hadn’t seemed so outrageous to think the Blue Hens could parlay a little early advantage into a lesser March Madness surprise. Except the No. 2 seed in this game played like it, taking No. 15 Delaware, 80-60, advancing to face Ohio State Sunday in the second round after the Buckeyes shut off Loyola Chicago.
