Villanova dodges bullet against Robert Morris

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novaandrobertmorris Villanova dodges bullet against Robert Morris

For awhile, it looked like this would be one of the bigger upsets in NCAA history. A #2 seed has only lost 4 other times in tournament history. But Scottie Reynolds hit some huge free throws down the stretch as the Wildcats squeaked out a win against Robert Morris in overtime 73-70.

Robert Morris did have a chance to tie the game but the Villanova defense forced a contested three pointer a few feet behind the line as time expired. There was big news before the game even tipped-off as Villanova coach Jay Wright decided to bench Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher as a “minor teaching point”.

Sounds like a player-coach dispute of some kind.

In other early tournament action, BYU defeated Florida in double overtime and ODU provided the first upset of the tournament defeating #6 seed Notre Dame. Luke Harangody was held to 4 points on 2-9 shooting.

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