Butler gave Villanova all it could handle, but the Wildcats survived on the road.
No. 6 Villanova came away with an impressive road win on Sunday, traveling to face No. 18 Butler and coming away with a 68-65 win. Darrun Hilliard II sealed the game with just a second to play, hitting a dagger three for the win.
Hilliard led the way for Nova, scoring a career-high 31 points. That included three crucial free throws with 1:24 to play in the game that gave the Wildcats a two-point lead. Hillard had a chance to ice the game with less than 30 seconds to play, but was called for a double dribble. Butler took advantage of the turnover and quickly tied the game on the other end. Hillard made up for it, however, draining the game-winner with 1.5 seconds to play.
Butler got a tremendous look for the tie, running an excellent inbounds pass that got Kelan Martin a wide-open shot. The shot missed, however, and Nova celebrated the win.
It was a game of two halves as the teams engaged in a defensive struggle during the first half before the offenses got rolling in the second half. Regardless of the pace of play and success of the offense, the game remained close throughout. There were eight lead changes and several ties before Villanova took the final lead in the waning seconds.
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