Villanova, which faced the possibility of an upset in its first round NCAA Tournament game, showed no such problems in its second round game against UCLA, winning 89 - 69 in an easy victory.
Dante Cunningham scored 18 points Saturday, Corey Fisher and Reggie Redding each had 13 points for the third-seeded Wildcats (28-7), who will play the Texas-Duke winner in the NCAA East Region semifinals in Boston.
With this result, Villanova has reached the NCAA "Sweet Sixteen" round for the fourth time in five years. The loss ended UCLA's bid for a fourth straight Final Four appearance.
In fact, it's the earliest exit for the UCLA Bruins (26-9) since a first-round loss in the 2005 NCAA tournament. Josh Shipp led UCLA with 18 points and Darren Collison had 15, but couldn't change the result against a balanced Villanova University team.
Villanova took control early, with a 19-2 run that began five minutes into the game. Villanova led 44-31 at halftime, and turned the game into a rout in the second half. Villanova led by as much as 25 points in the second half of the NCAA game, with the final result a 20-point coast to victory.
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