Villanova Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Some may tend to downplay Villanova's comeback from a 19-point deficit for a victory over Providence, contending that the Wildcats were on their home court in a favorable environment against a team that hasn't won a conference game on the road in forever.

Nate Sikma scored 20 points as Hartford hung on to beat Maryland-Baltimore County 76-70 Tuesday night in Baltimore.

GAME NOTES: A couple of teams trying to find their way against the rest of the Big East Conference collide in the Keystone State tonight, as the Villanova Wildcats play host to the Providence Friars.

John Grupp is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7930, via e-mail or on Twitter .

Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall has been chosen as the StatSheet Big East Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th.

John Grupp is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-320-7930, via e-mail or on Twitter .

GAME NOTES: A couple of disappointing Big East Conference programs get together this afternoon in the Steel City, as the Pittsburgh Panthers entertain the Villanova Wildcats at the Petersen Events Center.

Villanova Wildcats at Pittsburgh Panthers Petersen Events Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunday, February 5, 2012, 2:00 pm Eastern, TV: ESPN Opening Line: Pitt -8 Current Line: Pitt -8 Opening Total: 144 1/2 Current Total: 144 1/2 Opening Money Line: Pitt -380 / Villanova +310 Current Money Line: Pitt -380 / Villanova +310 At the beginning of ... (more)

March 28th, 2009: A day that will live in infamy in Pitt basketball history as Scottie Reynolds broke our hearts to deny Pitt a trip to the Final Four .

Louisville's Gorgui Dieng has won the StatSheet Big East Player of the Week award for the week ending January 30th.

As crazy as it sounds, Villanova entered last week with a chance to turn their whole season around.

Darius Johnson-Odom scored 26 points to help No. 17 Marquette storm back from an 18-point deficit and beat Villanova 82-78 on Saturday.

Johnson-Odom and Gardner look to help the 17th-ranked Golden Eagles sweep the regular-season series from the Wildcats for the first time Saturday in Philadelphia.

After a stretch of three out of four games being on the road , the Cardinals got a chance to take on sliding Villanova at home on Wednesday night.

Marquette is one of the top-scoring offenses in the nation, but its tenacious play on the defensive end is what has helped it to a Big East-best five game win streak.

GAME NOTES: The Villanova Wildcats challenge the Louisville Cardinals in Big East Conference action tonight at the KFC Yum! Center.

The gym that Jay Wright built into one of the toughest in the land for the opposition was absolutely the place to be last February.

If you were one of the lucky 11,430 fans at the Garden yesterday afternoon to see Villanova gut out a 79-76 overtime victory over St.

After having lost 10 of their previous 14 games, Villanova had its best week since late November.

Otto Porter made it a lot easier for Georgetown coach John Thompson III to find the positive in his team's performance Saturday.