DePaul Blue Demons

In a game that had Villanova fans on the edge of their seats, the Wildcats narrowly escaped with a heart-stopping 66-65 victory over the lowly DePaul Blue Demons in the second round of the Big East tournament. Despite entering the contest as heavy favorites, Villanova found itself trailing DePaul, a team that failed to win a single conference game all season, in the final seconds. With the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, senior guard Justin Moore stepped up and delivered a clutch three-pointer with just eight seconds remaining, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

In a nerve-wracking Big East Tournament opener, the Villanova Wildcats stared down the barrel of a humiliating first-round exit against the lowly DePaul Blue Demons. With their season on the brink, Justin Moore etched his name into March lore, draining a cold-blooded go-ahead three-pointer with under nine ticks remaining to propel Villanova to a dramatic 58-57 victory. This pulsating back-and-forth affair was a far cry from the Wildcats’ previous romps over DePaul, with the cellar-dwelling Blue Demons mounting an inspired underdog effort.