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Villanova Thursday night came within one Daniel Ochefu miss of a perfect performance from the foul line. And then on Sunday, it was Ryan Arcidiacono with the lone miscue.

If either had he made his miss, this Villanova club would have become the fifth team to be perfect from the charity stripe (with 15 or more attempts) in an NCAA Tournament game. The 1988 Wildcats (17-17) are among the four that have done it. The others: 1971 Fordham (22-22), 2003 Kentucky (18-18), 1985 Dayton (17-17 vs. Villanova).

As it is, ther mirror image 18-for-19 performances against Miami and Kansas tie for their sixth-best foul-shooting game in NCAA Tournament history:

 VILLANOVA'S BEST FT SHOOTING NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES
 Date  Round  Opponent  FT-A  Pct.  Result
 March 24, 1988    Reg. Semifinal  Kentucky  17-17    100.0    W 80-74  
 March 17, 1991  Second Rd.  North Carolina  12-12  100.0  L  69-84
 March 15, 1986  Second Rd.  Georgia Tech  11-11  100.0  L  61-66
 March 20, 2010  Second Rd.  Saint Mary's  11-11  100.0  L  68-75
 March 28, 2009  Reg. Final  Pittsburgh  22-23    95.7  W 78-76
 March 24, 2016  Reg. Semifinal    Miami (Fla.)  18-19    94.7  W 92-69
 March 26, 2016  Reg. Final  Kansas  18-19    94.7  W 64-59
 March 15, 1991  First Rd.  Princeton  14-15    93.3  W 50-48
 March 21, 2015  Second Rd.  North Carolina St.    21-23    91.3  L  68-71
 March 7, 1980  First Rd.  Marquette  29-32    90.6  W 77-59
 March 19, 2009  First Rd.  American  26-29    89.7  W 80-67
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