Villanova played dominant defense in its win over Maryland on Friday night. But the Wildcats also showed they have some work to do, too.Maryland coach Kevin Willard was in the middle of answering a question about his message to a team that has started its season with one win in four games when he trailed off, his eyes fixated on a television in the back of the media room inside “I just watched it,” Willard said. “I don’t really think we need to have that on for the rest of the time.
”Finneran Pavilion hasn’t been kind to Willard over the years, and even escaping Seton Hall and joining the Big Ten and Maryland couldn’t change the vibes. In fact, Friday night’s drubbing might end up being the worst of Willard’s Villanova memories down the road. No. 21 Villanova scored the game’s first eight points, 17 of the first 20, while playing suffocating defense, forcing Maryland to go just 4-for-27 from the field as it built a 39-15 halftime lead. The team that? Hard to believe it was the same on