GAME RECAP
Impact player
Josh Hart, Villanova
Take your pick from the Wildcats roster, but the 6-5 junior guard led Villanova with 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting and also had eight rebounds and four assists.
By the numbers
24.2 Villanova's margin of victory in five NCAA tournament games.
16 Offensive rebounds for the Sooners, but they still got outrebounded 32-26, because the Wildcats had so few misses.
11 Lead changes over the first 8 minutes, 35 seconds, a trend that did not continue.
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Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger
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