It was worse. Villanova, though, provides proof that life is weird and fates change quickly in the Big East. And to think, Villanova had it going without its best player.

Scottie Reynolds went to the bench with his second foul at 13:27, with all zeros on his stat sheet, aside from those personals. Didn’t matter. Dwayne Anderson, who’s been making a difference since he was inserted into the starting lineup, had 17 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the arc. Until then, he’d been 6-for-26 from that distance. He also had four steals. And Corey Stokes came off the bench to contribute 13 points on eight shots in only 8 minutes.

It was that kind of night. Maybe the best thing about the long college season is that it’s a long season.