# 2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright, who was in his 12th season. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.
This was Villanova's final season as a member of the original Big East Conference. The so-called Catholic 7 schools joined with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that kept the Big East Conference name, but as an entirely new conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | Carleton | W 65–59 | – | The Pavilion (N/A) Villanova, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | | District of Columbia 2K Sports Classic | W 78–58 | 1–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marshall 2K Sports Classic | W 80–68 | 2–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/15/2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Purdue 2K Sports Classic semifinals | W 89–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden (6,149) New York City, NY |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama 2K Sports Classic finals | L 55–77 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (6,177) New York City, NY |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | L 57–75 | 3–2 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/25/2012* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at La Salle | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Tom Gola Arena (3,091) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/01/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Vanderbilt | W 62–52 | 4–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,365) Nashville, TN |
| 12/05/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Temple | L 61–76 | 4–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/08/2012* 8:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Penn | W 68–55 | 5–4 | Palestra (6,413) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Joseph's | W 65–61 | 6–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Delaware | W 75–65 | 7–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 83–56 | 8–4 | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,898) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 70–60 | 9–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | St. John's | W 98–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | at South Florida | W 61–53 | 11–4 (2–0) | USF Sun Dome (5,014) Tampa, FL |
| 01/12/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 61–72 | 11–5 (2–1) | Carrier Dome (27,586) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | L 43–58 | 11–6 (2–2) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | at Providence | L 66–69 | 11–7 (2–3) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,859) Providence, RI |
| 01/22/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | No. 5 Louisville | W 73–64 | 12–7 (3–3) | Wells Fargo Center (11,887) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/26/2013 11:00 am, ESPNU | | No. 3 Syracuse | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (4–3) | Wells Fargo Center (18,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Notre Dame | L 60–65 | 13–8 (4–4) | Joyce Center (8,075) South Bend, IN |
| 02/03/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | Providence | L 52–55 | 13–9 (4–5) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at DePaul | W 94–71 | 14–9 (5–5) | Allstate Arena (7,602) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/09/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida | W 68–40 | 15–9 (6–5) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/12/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | at Cincinnati | L 50–68 | 15–10 (6–6) | Fifth Third Arena (9,534) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/16/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at Connecticut | W 70–61 | 16–10 (7–6) | XL Center (15,165) Hartford, CT |
| 02/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers | W 71–63 | 17–10 (8–6) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/23/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | No. 17 Marquette | W 60–56 | 18–10 (9–6) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/25/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Seton Hall | L 65–66 | 18–11 (9–7) | Prudential Center (6,771) Newark, NJ |
| 03/03/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL | | at No. 23 Pittsburgh | L 64–73 $^{OT}$ | 18–12 (9–8) | Peterson Events Center (12,553) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Georgetown | W 67–57 | 19–12 (10–8) | Wells Fargo Center (13,685) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. St. John's Second Round | W 66–53 | 20–12 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| 03/14/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals | L 55–74 | 20–13 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2013* 7:20 pm, TNT | No. (9 S) | vs. (8 S) North Carolina Second Round | L 71–78 | 20–14 | Sprint Center (18,488) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. ||||||