# 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 13th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the newly organized 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 29–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the regular season Big East championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament by Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before losing in the third round to eventual National Champions UConn.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2013* 12:00 pm | | West Chester | W 88–50 | – | Wells Fargo Center (5,123) Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Lafayette | W 75–59 | 1–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Mount St. Mary's | W 90–59 | 2–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/17/2013* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Towson | W 78–44 | 3–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Delaware Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | W 84–80 | 4–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/28/2013* 1:00 pm, AXS TV | | vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis First Round | W 93–79 | 5–0 | Imperial Arena (2,026) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/29/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. No. 2 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | W 63–59 | 6–0 | Imperial Arena (3,393) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/30/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. No. 23 Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis championship | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | Imperial Arena (2,593) Nassau, BAH |
| 12/04/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 14 | Penn | W 77–54 | 8–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/07/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 14 | at Saint Joseph's | W 98–68 | 9–0 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/15/2013* 2:30 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | La Salle | W 73–52 | 10–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 8 | Rider | W 88–67 | 11–0 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at No. 2 Syracuse | L 62–78 | 11–1 | Carrier Dome (28,135) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/31/2013 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 11 | at Butler | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–1 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,318) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/05/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 11 | Providence | W 91–61 | 13–1 (2–0) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 8 | at Seton Hall | W 83–67 | 14–1 (3–0) | Prudential Center (8,546) Newark, NJ |
| 01/11/2014 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 8 | at St. John's | W 74–67 | 15–1 (4–0) | Madison Square Garden (11,707) New York City, NY |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm, FSN | No. 6 | DePaul | W 88–62 | 16–1 (5–0) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/20/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 4 | Creighton | L 68–96 | 16–2 (5–1) | Wells Fargo Center (14,114) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2014 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 4 | at Marquette | W 94–85 $^{OT}$ | 17–2 (6–1) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,662) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/27/2014 9:00 pm, FS1 | No. 9 | at Georgetown | W 65–60 | 18–2 (7–1) | Verizon Center (11,204) Washington, DC |
| 02/01/2014* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 9 | at Temple | W 90–74 | 19–2 (7–1) | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/03/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | Xavier | W 81–58 | 20–2 (8–1) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/07/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 70–53 | 21–2 (9–1) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | at DePaul | W 87–62 | 22–2 (10–1) | Allstate Arena (7,387) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/16/2014 5:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | at No. 18 Creighton | L 80–101 | 22–3 (10–2) | CenturyLink Center (18,797) Omaha, NE |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 9 | at Providence | W 82–79 $^{2OT}$ | 23–3 (11–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106) Providence, RI |
| 02/22/2014 1:30 pm, FS1 | No. 9 | St. John's | W 57–54 | 24–3 (12–2) | Wells Fargo Center (17,124) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/26/2014 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 8 | Butler | W 67–48 | 25–3 (13–2) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | Marquette | W 73–56 | 26–3 (14–2) | Wells Fargo Center (15,026) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | at Xavier | W 77–70 | 27–3 (15–2) | Cintas Center (10,340) Cincinnati, OH |
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | Georgetown | W 77–59 | 28–3 (16–2) | Wells Fargo Center (18,828) Philadelphia, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 3 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | L 63–64 | 28–4 | Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2014* 10:00 pm, TBS | No. 6 (2 E) | vs. (15 E) Milwaukee Second round | W 73–53 | 29–4 | First Niagara Center (18,706) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/22/2014* 9:40 pm, TBS | No. 6 (2 E) | vs. No. 18 (7 E) UConn Third round | L 65–77 | 29–5 | First Niagara Center (19,290) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament denotes seed within region E=East. ||||||

## Rankings

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