West Virginia 56, Villanova 78

1 2 T
WVU (18-8) 21 35 56
VILL (16-9) 45 33 78

Final

8:00 PM ET, February 20, 2008
The Pavilion
Villanova, PA

Villanova 78, West Virginia 56

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Team Stat Comparison
WEST VIRGINIA VILLANOVA
Points 56 78
FG Made-Attempted 21-59 (.356) 24-51 (.471)
3P Made-Attempted 2-20 (.100) 10-23 (.435)
FT Made-Attempted 12-20 (.600) 20-23 (.870)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 30
Game Leaders
 WEST VIRGINIAVILLANOVA
PointsJ. Alexander 11D. Anderson 17
ReboundsD. Butler 7A. Pena 9
AssistsJ. Alexander 3C. Fisher 6
StealsJ. Alexander 2D. Anderson 4
BlocksW. Smith 2D. Cunningham 2
 · Team Stats: West Virginia | Villanova
Game Flow
2007-08 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Feb 20, 2008 @VILL 78, WVU 56Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
WEST VIRGINIA (ET) VILLANOVA (ET)
02/23 PROV 7:00pm
02/27 @DEP 9:00pm
03/01 @CONN 12:00pm
03/03 PITT 7:00pm
03/08 @SJU 12:00pm
02/23 CONN 12:00pm
02/25 MARQ 7:00pm
03/02 @LOU 4:00pm
03/05 USF 8:00pm
03/08 @PROV 7:30pm
 · Complete Schedule: West Virginia | Villanova
Big East Conference Standings
TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#11 Georgetown15-327-5
#21 Notre Dame14-424-7
Pittsburgh10-826-9
#23 Louisville14-424-8
#13 Connecticut13-524-8
#24 Marquette11-724-9
West Virginia11-724-10
Villanova9-920-12
Syracuse9-919-13
Seton Hall7-1117-15
Providence6-1215-16
Cincinnati8-1013-18
South Florida3-1512-19
DePaul6-1211-19
St. John's5-1311-19
Rutgers3-1511-20
 · View expanded standings
Associated Press

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -- Dwayne Anderson scored 17 points, Corey Stokes added a career-high 16 and Villanova snapped a three-game losing streak against West Virginia with a 78-56 victory on Wednesday night.

Antonio Pena had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Scottie Reynolds contributed nine points for the Wildcats, who won for the 14th straight time at The Pavilion, their on-campus arena.

Villanova (16-9, 6-7 Big East), which captured its second straight win overall, is 10-0 at The Pavilion this season.

Joe Alexander and Joe Mazzulla each scored 11 points, and Da?Sean Butler added 10 for the Mountaineers (18-8, 7-6), whose two-game winning streak ended.

Villanova jumped out to a 25-10 lead and cruised to a 45-21 advantage at halftime.

Anderson hit 5-of-6 from 3-point range and both free throws as the Wildcats surged ahead on the strength of 14-for-28 shooting from the field and 10-for-10 accuracy from the foul line.

West Virginia hit just 9-of-27 shots and was 0-for-11 from 3-point range in the first half. The Mountaineers finished 21-of-59 (36 percent) and 2-of-20 on 3-pointers.

Villanova was never threatened in the second half and extended its lead to a commanding 30 points, 76-46, on a basket by Casiem Drummond with 5:20 remaining.

The Mountaineers struggled with their shooting and wound up with 13 turnovers, well ahead of their conference-leading 9.2 average, the fewest in the 16-team Big East.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Wednesday, February 20th
24 Marquette 73 Final
St. John's 64
South Florida 51 Final
Cincinnati 52
West Virginia 56 Final
Villanova 78