No. 4 Villanova 81, LaSalle 63
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Antonio Pena and Scottie Reynolds (Herndon High) scored 14 points each, and No. 4 Villanova unnerved city rival LaSalle with its defense in an 81-63 victory on Saturday.
Corey Fisher added 13 points and six steals and Dominic Cheek had 10 points for the Wildcats (6-0), who have won eight straight over the Explorers and 20 of the last 21 against Big 5 teams, including Temple, Saint Joseph’s and Penn.
Villanova also won its 30th straight at The Pavilion, its 6,500-seat on-campus arena. The streak began with a 102-87 victory over Notre Dame on Jan. 17, 2007.
Kimmani Barrett scored 17 points, Jerrell Williams added 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Aaric Murray had 15 points and 14 rebounds for LaSalle (3-2), which hasn’t beaten Villanova since Nov. 27, 2001.
No. 6 Purdue 64, Central Michigan 38
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — E’Twaun Moore scored 15 points and Robbie Hummel had 11 points and 11 rebounds and the Boilermakers beat Central Michigan with defense.
Purdue (5-0) held the Chippewas to four long stretches without a basket, and they shot just 28.3 percent from the field. It was the lowest point total for Central Michigan (2-4) since Ernie Ziegler took over as coach in 2006-07.
Finis Craddock had eight points to lead the Chippewas.
UNLV 76, No. 16 Louisville 71
LAS VEGAS — Oscar Bellfield had 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Rebels hold off the Cardinals and remain undefeated.
Tre’Von Willis added 16 points for UNLV (5-0), which withstood a 30-11 run by Louisville (4-1) to overcome a 53-34 deficit with 14:05 remaining. The score was tied 64-64 on Rakeem Buckles’ basket with 4:24 left, but Bellfield answered with six points to help UNLV hang on.
Edgar Sosa led the Cardinals with 18 points. Samardo Samuels finished with 13 and Buckles had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 18 Georgetown 97, Lafayette 64
Jason Clark had a career-high 19 points, freshman Hollis Thompson added 16 and the Hoyas put six players in double-figures scoring against Lafayette.
Chris Wright had 14 points and Greg Monroe finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Georgetown (4-0). Austin Freeman scored 12 and Julian Vaughn finished with 11.
The Leopards (4-2) were led by Jared Mintz’ 16 points. Jim Mower had 12.
The Hoyas led throughout the game, closing the first half with a 20-6 run to lead 45-31 at the break. A 12-1 run early in the second half put the game away.
