Game Primer: How To Watch, Things To Know For Villanova vs Kansas
The Kansas Jayhawks are in the Final Four after finishing their run through the Midwest Regional with a win over the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday. They now face the Villanova Wildcats for a chance to play for a national championship.
Kansas entered the NCAA Tournament with a ranking of #3 in both polls and were the 1st seed in the Midwest Region. They are the highest ranked team and the only 1st seed remaining in the Tournament. Villanova entered the tournament ranked 6th in the AP Poll and 5th in the Coaches Poll. They were the 2nd seed in the South Regional.
This is the 10th meeting between these two teams. The Wildcats lead the series 5-4, including a 1-2 record in the NCAA Tournament. Kansas lost the last meeting in 2019, and has lost 4 of the last 5 against Villanova.
Here are the essentials:
The Numbers
(3) Kansas: 32-6
(6/5) Villanova: 30-7
Line: KU -4.0
O/U: 134.0
KenPom Rankings:
- Kansas: 4th Overall (7th Offense, 18th Defense)
- Villanova: 9th Overall (9th Offense, 17th Defense)
How to Watch
Saturday, Apr 2, 5:09 p.m. CST
New Orleans, LA: Caesars Superdome (73,432)
TV: TBS
- Jim Nantz (Play-by-Play), Bill Raftery (Analyst), Grant Hill (Analyst), Tracey Wolfson (Reporter)
Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network
Online Webcast: 810 WHB - Listen Live
- Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), Greg Gurley (Analyst)
Online Streaming: www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch or the March Madness app (tv subscription required)
Game Coverage
Game Preview & Players To Watch
Game Predictions from the Blue Wings Rising staff
Listen to ALL of our podcast previews before today's game (links below or on your favorite podcast app):
Setting up the Final Four with Brian Rauf
Previewing Villanova with Tommy Godin Jr.
Appreciating the Kansas run with Brendan Dzwierzynski
Follow along during the game with live updates and analysis from both the Blue Wings Rising and Rock Chalk Podcast Twitter accounts.
Come join the conversation in the Blue Wings Rising Discord Server.
Fun Facts
Kansas is 113-48 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 44-16 under Head Coach Bill Self. That includes a record of 6-9 in the Final Four. However, they are 2-1 under Self.
Kansas is coming off their largest single-half scoring margin (+32) in their performance against Miami in the Elite Eight.
Christian Braun needs only 4 points to hit the 1,000-point scoring milestone.
