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The Latest: Fans in NYC hope Villanova doesn’t stumble again

Villanova head coach Jay Wright responds to questions during a news conference before a second-round men's college basketball game against Iowa in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Villanova head coach Jay Wright responds to questions during a news conference before a second-round men's college basketball game against Iowa in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Latest on the fourth full day of the men’s NCAA Tournament, including games being played in New York; St. Louis; Oklahoma City and Spokane, Washington. Women’s NCAA Tournament games are being played in Syracuse, New York; Louisville, Kentucky; Columbia, South Carolina; Starkville, Mississippi; Waco, Texas; Tempe, Arizona; and Corvallis, Oregon (All times EDT):

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12:15 p.m.

The bars and pubs around the Barclays Center in Brooklyn are loaded with Villanova fans, getting revved up for the Wildcats’ second-round game against Iowa.

Coach Jay Wright’s team has stumbled at this point the last two seasons as a high seed.