Villanova 95, Oklahoma 51 /// North Carolina 83, Syracuse 66

Observations on the first half of the Villanova - Oklahoma tussle:

For the most part, it was tremendously unselfish ball movement plus working the angles for inside positioning on Villanova's part that had the Wildcats up

Coach Jay Wright's guys were passing up decent looks ... for better ones

Oklahoma was way too dependent on one-on-one dribble-drives as its offensive focus

Villanova made a great effort in defending -- allowing no easy shots AND without fouling

Here's hoping that younger ballers saw what ball movement offensively and commitment defensively can produce

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Not to be flippant but Syracuse simply had to work so much harder to get a good look on offense and that was an integral factor in the final score