Did you see how well Georgetown defended against Marquette on Wednesday? Darn impressive. The Hoyas held Marquette to 49 points. Georgetown has been playing stronger defense the past four weeks. If you discount their road game against Connecticut, the Hoyas have surrendered an average of just 63.7 points during their last seven games. 
Georgetown catches Villanova down leading scorer Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore, the Wildcats' No. 3 scorer. Both are injured. Minus Gillespie and Moore, the Wildcats lost, 54-52, to Providence this past Saturday shooting just 33 percent from the floor. So Villanova really is going to be stressing defense. The Wildcats have held their past five opponents to only 61 points per game. 
Note, too, the venue being Madison Square Garden, which is known as a great Under court. An early start is another bonus for the Under.