National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
|