I Bleed Blue and White

The Game: #3 Villanova (30-7, 13-5) vs. #1 North Carolina (32-4, 13-3)

Location: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

Time: 8:47 p.m. ET

Broadcast: CBS and CBSHD

Brief Rundown: Villanova came out on top in one of the most epic tournament games ever thanks to Scottie Reynolds’ heroics. Before that, they had escaped tiny American in the 1st round before destroying both UCLA and Duke. This is the Wildcats first trip to the Final Four since they won it all in 1985.

North Carolina made Oklahoma look awful last weekend, despite Blake Griffin’s great day. The Tarheels destroyed Radford in the opening round before a comfortable victory over LSU and a blout of Gonzaga.

The last time these two played was in 2005’s Sweet Sixteen. The Tarheels advanced on an awful traveling call on Allan Ray. The Wildcats want revenge.

3 Keys to Victory:

1. Slow down Lawson – Ty Lawson has been magnificent for UNC thus far. The uber-quick point guard has fueled the team’s run thus far, and nobody has had an answer for him. Shutting him down completely is crazy talk, but slowing him down and not allowing him to run wild will slow down the entire Tarheel attack.
2. Punch them in the mouth – UCLA and Duke, two teams from outside the rugged Big East, had no idea what to do with Villanova’s tenacity. It was if they’d never seen it. Well North Carolina hasn’t either. For all their talent, they are a very soft team. Make it known that we’re in the building and get them on their heels (no pun intended) early.
3. Shoot it well – This is something Villanova has not done at all in the tournament. They’ve been dreadful from the outside and that needs to change fast for ‘Nova to win. Reynolds, Fisher, Stokes and Anderson need to make some shots. And that in turn will open up the dribble-drive even more.

…Lets Go Nova…I’ll be in Detroit but ‘Nova Nation should be amped up for this wherever you are…let’s have some preGame chatter…