OK, for those wanting a really dramatic ending to a regional final . . . Villanova and Pittsburgh and provided end -- and Villanova provided more of it.
Guard Scottie Reynolds' driving layup with .5 seconds to go in regulation gave the Wildcats' a 78-76 victory over Jamie Dixon's top-seed and Big East rival Panthers.
All in all . . . it was as well-played a game as there has been in the tournament so far. Both teams are good enough to win the national title but the Wildcats are the only one that still has a chance to prove it.
As for those of you -- like me -- who wondered why Villanova wasn't hit with multiple technical fouls with players and others from their bench rushed the floor after the shot, it's because the game clock hit "0". Anyone leaving the bench and going on the floor during live play is subject to a technical.
But they weren't given techs since the clock ran out after the shot. The officials later reset the clock after watching the replay from a courtside monitor.
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