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Donte DiVincenzo scored a game high 31 points off the bench to lead the Villanova Wildcats to a win over Michigan – and their second NCAA Championship in three years.
The Michigan Wolverines led by as many as seven points in the first half, but Villanova closed the first half on a 23-7 run to take a 37-28 lead at halftime. DiVincenzo had 12 points and an assist during a first-half run to help the Wildcats pull ahead, then scored nine straight for Villanova midway through the second half to put the game away.
DiVincenzo capped it with a three-pointer from a step behind the arc that he celebrated with a knowing wink over to TV announcers Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery on the sideline.
Donte DiVincenzo of the Villanova Wildcats drives to the basket against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half of the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game.
Villanova won all six games by double digits in their tournament run, joining Michigan State (2000), Duke (2001) and North Carolina (2009) in that rare air.
Michigan came out playing tough-nosed defense and relied on a more than 14-game winning streak that got the Wolverines to their second final in six years. Moe Wagner scored 11 early points to continue his great play in the Final Four. Villanova started one for nine from three-point range.
And yet, after DiVincenzo banged down a three-pointer from a step behind the arc for Villanova's second of the night, coach John Beilein looked at the scoreboard and saw his team behind, 23-21.
If that wasn't demoralizing enough, DiVincenzo made another three-pointer, took a bounce pass from Jalen Brunson for a dunk, then paid it forward with an assist to Omari Spellman. It was part of a 23-7 run that gave the Wildcats a nine-point lead at halftime. They never looked back.
(CGTN)
