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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Villanova 66, West Virginia 50
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Clougherty, # Brian O'Connell
Attendance: 4989

Corey Fisher collected 16 points and five assists and Maalik Wayns scored 17 as No. 12 Villanova coasted to a 66-50 victory over visiting West Virginia on Saturday.

Mouphtaou Yarou chipped in 11 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats (19-4, 7-3 Big East), who have won two straight after dropping three of four. Villanova gets Pittsburgh at home next weekend in a game that will likely determine if it still has a shot at the Big East regular season crown.

West Virginia (15-6, 6-4) is still alive in the Big East as well, though it finishes the season with six of the last eight against teams currently ranked in the Top-17.

The Mountaineers shot 6 of 25 (24 percent) in first half and went over nine minutes without a field goal, as the Wildcats took control and headed into the locker room with a 30-19 edge.

West Virginia would pull as close as 36-33 after John Flowers knocked down a jumper with 15:39 left. But Villanova regrouped, holding the Mountaineers off over the next few minutes and then using a 19-3 burst to push the lead to 64-43 after Yarou’s dunk at the 3:40 mark. Fisher, Wayns and Corey Stokes each hit a 3-pointer during the surge.

West Virginia's leading scorer Casey Mitchell returned from his three-game suspension, but did not start. The senior guard missed all three of his shots and failed to score in 13 minutes of action.
Top Game Performances
 
West Virginia   Villanova
Kevin Jones 16 Scoring Maalik Wayns 17
Joe Mazzulla 7 Assists Corey Fisher 5
Kevin Jones 6 Rebounds Dominic Cheek 9
John Flowers 2 Free Throws Made Maalik Wayns 3
Kevin Jones 1 Steals Antonio Pena 3
John Flowers 2 Blocks Isaiah Armwood 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
West Virginia 50 35.8 7-21 5-12 15 24 4 2
Villanova 66 54.3 7-14 9-15 12 26 1 6