Justin Moore didn’t let a bad shooting half dictate the rest of his game on Saturday.
The Villanova junior scored 15 of his team-high 19 points on the second half to help the 10th-ranked Wildcats hold off an upset bid by Georgetown and claim a 74-66 home win to extend their win streak to five games.
Moore will hope for a quicker start on Tuesday night when Villanova travels to Hartford, Conn., for a matchup with No. 24 UConn.
The Wildcats (21-6, 14-3 Big East) can’t afford a stumble if they want to overtake Providence for another regular-season conference title. They got away with one against the Hoyas, who haven’t won a conference game yet.
A big reason Villanova pulled off the victory was that Moore went from hitting 1 of 9 first half shots to sinking 5 of 7 after intermission.
“Justin had great looks in the first half and just missed,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “But he stayed confident in the second half.”
Moore confirmed his coach’s analysis.
“Nothing changed for me,” Moore…
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