65-62 8th seeded Wisconsin took down the defending National Champion Villanova Wildcats. What happened on Saturday in Buffalo unfortunately hasn't been uncommon on the Mainline. From 2009 - 2017 outside of a Final Four appearance in April 2009 and a National Championship in 2016, the Wildcats haven't made it out of the NCAA's 1st weekend. Add in the fact since 2014 Villanova has exited the Big Dance early as a 1 or 2 seed. In 2015 North Carolina State got them as a 1 seed. In 2014 back in Buffalo, UCONN got them as a 2 seed. Head coach Jay Wright would be under more scrutiny especially locally if not for last years title. The Wildcats even blew a double digit lead in that game vs. North Carolina was under 5 minutes remaining. It took a buzzer beating history making 3 point make at the buzzer by Kris Jenkins to bring home the 2nd National Championship in Villanova history. Despite the fact Nova missed some key players from a depth standpoint during the season, this was still a winnable game.
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