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In case you haven’t heard…
Wondering why? Well, as a matter of fact, your very own Villanova Wildcats beat Kansas, the No. 2 team in the country, in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, successfully advancing to the championship game against Iowa. The game will be broadcasted TONIGHT at 9:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network – DON’T MISS IT.
But if you can’t get to a TV in time or your computer just refuses to stream, all hope is not lost. As last night has shown, social media will always be your best friend. Here is the rundown of last night’s game according to Twitter.
It’s a typical Friday game night and we’re all pumped up with Wildcat spirit. We know we’re in for a hard game, but our record is shining, so we’re ready and optimistic nonetheless.
Although there was a hint of skepticism from some.
Meanwhile, this:
Of course our women’s team deserves recognition and praise as they did us proud, beating MSU 79-55 in the opening round of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic.
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Immediately it was apparent that the announcers were biased towards Kansas:
And they particularly favored KU’s Andrew Wiggins.
The hype prompted us to wonder:
But our Wildcat pride was always on point.
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To be fair, Perry Ellis got some attention as well.
Mostly for his magnificent strut.
Interesting observation. Apparently fashion was very important when a flurry of controversy surrounded shooting sleeves and the refs insisted Archie and Hilliard take them off.
But whatever, we’ll embrace it.
Plus, there’s always the Jay Wright’s suit (or lack thereof) to consider.
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The game was just as nerve wracking as we expected. Fouls, free throw percentages, field goal percentages…numbers flying everywhere and criticism abound while we watched our Wildcats take on the Jayhawks.
We cringed when some mistakes were made.
People turned to Arch, who was having a rough game.
So, some solutions were proposed.
Plus, Camp Co made a point.
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But then things started looking up.
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But our darling announcers kindly reminded us that nothing was a sure thing, so we shouldn’t get our hopes up.
Especially when discussing it at halftime.
And they made sure to replay some Kansas magic
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The second half had its ups and downs, but the team played like it was the only thing that mattered in life.
And just when we think we might lose it all after playing so hard…
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THIS HAPPENS:
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AND WE’RE LIKE,
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AND THE BENCH MOB IS LIKE,
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AND THE TEAM’S LIKE,
And Jay Wright apparently says something along the lines of:
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And normally the only way we know how to celebrate this kind of thing is by running onto the court and jumping up and down and getting fined as a school.
So we improvised.
And made important future plans.
And took over social media (as if we hadn’t already).
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And everyone’s agreeing with us.
Except NBC Announcers.
Y’know, there’s that whole Wiggins thing…
But whatever, because…
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And as the night went on, Villanova climbed up the national trending topics list on Twitter and Kansas fell to the bottom. As it should be.
Go Cats.