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#5 Villanova Wildcats (3-0)

Fisher leads No. 5 Villanova past Dayton 71-65

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Corey Fisher claims he never got nervous after No. 5 Villanova nearly gave up an 18-point lead to No. 18 Dayton in the second half.

It showed at the free-throw line.

Fisher scored 18 points and was perfect in four trips to the foul line in the final minutes to help the Wildcats (4-0) hold on for a 71-65 victory Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. (MORE)

Wildcats Headlines
Final 1 2 T
18
Dayton
 29 36 65
5
Villanova
 37 34 71
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Leaders Dayton Villanova
Points L. Fabrizius 16 C. Fisher 18
Rebounds L. Fabrizius 9 T. King 9
Assists M. Johnson 3 S. Reynolds 5
Big East
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Syracuse 0-0 3-0
Notre Dame 0-0 3-0
5 Villanova 0-0 3-0
Providence 0-0 3-0
12 Connecticut 0-0 3-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 3-0
South Florida 0-0 3-0
Marquette 0-0 2-0
Cincinnati 0-0 2-0
St. John's 0-0 2-0
Seton Hall 0-0 2-0
19 Georgetown 0-0 2-0
20 Louisville 0-0 1-0
8 West Virginia 0-0 1-0
Rutgers 0-0 1-0
DePaul 0-0 1-0
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Leaders
Points: C. Fisher14.3
Rebounds: A. Pena10.7
Assists: C. Fisher5.0
FG%: S. Reynolds38.2%
FT%: S. Reynolds76.9%
3P%: T. King55.6%
Steals: A. Pena1.3
Blocks: M. Sutton1.0
Offense (Rank)
Points: 85.3 (42)
Rebounds: 16.3 (50)
Assists: 14.7 (128)
FG%: 45.6% (142)
FT%: 66.7% (213)
3P%: 38.9% (89)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 64.7 (129)
Rebounds: 28.7 (54)
Assists: 8.0 (36)
FG%: 37.9% (80)
FT%: 65.6% (143)
3P%: 25.4% (72)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/20vs. Dayton2-0 (1)
11/28vs. LaSal1-1 (188)
12/2vs. Drexel0-2 (277)
12/6@ MD2-0 (1)
12/9@ StJo2-0 (191)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/19vs. GMasonW 69-68
11/16vs. PennW 103-65
11/13vs. FDUW 84-61
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State2-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky3-0
5 Villanova3-0
6 North Carolina4-0
7 Purdue1-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke3-0
10 Tennessee2-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State2-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-0
5 Kentucky3-0
6 Villanova3-0
7 Purdue1-0
8 Duke3-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler2-0
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