Samuels, No. 20 Villanova hold off Delaware 78-70 Playing with a young team, Villanova coach Jay Wright has discovered that even winning can be a learning experience for the No. 20 Wildcats. The days of Phil Booth and Eric Paschall stepping up in crunch time for the Wildcats ended when their college careers concluded last season. The new kids have to step up and, fortunately, a lot of guys are carrying the load. Jermaine Samuels scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and Villanova won its season-high fourth straight game by getting double-digit performances by five players to hold off Delaware 78-70 on Saturday in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169784
Bryce Golden leads No. 18 Butler in 66-41 romp over Southern Butler’s unselfishness translated into a healthy balanced attack. Bryce Golden scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting Saturday to lead No. 18 Butler to a 66-41 romp over Southern. Also in double figures for the Bulldogs (10-1) were Sean McDermott with 11 points on 3-of-5 3-point shooting and Khalif Battle with 10. Twelve Bulldogs played and 11 scored. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168295
Undermanned Seton Hall stuns No. 7 Maryland 52-48 Coming off an embarrassing loss to Rutgers and missing its two best players against No. 7 Maryland, Seton Hall turned to Quincy McKnight and a stifling defense to revive a once hopeful season that was fading quickly. McKnight scored a season-high 17 points and undermanned Seton Hall used a swarming, shot-blocking defense to stun Maryland 52-48 Thursday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168447
No. 1 KU falls to No. 18 Villanova on Samuels' 3-pointer Jermaine Samuels spotted up, let the ball fly and -- bang -- the 3-pointer swished, and some 20,000 delirious Villanova fans shook the arena. With time running out, the game on the line, Samuels was fearless. "I just shot it unconsciously," he said. He did, and one more No. 1 got KO'd. Kansas became the latest top-ranked team to fall in the wildest of basketball seasons, another week where it's no fun at No. 1. Samuels hit the winner with 20.5 seconds left to lead No. 18 Villanova to a 56-55 victory on Saturday , and the Wildcats became the only team to beat KU twice at No. 1 under coach Bill Self. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169661
St. John's holds off late surge to beat No. 16 Arizona 70-67 Mike Anderson wanted to seal the signature win he's been looking for in his first season as St. John's coach by having Julian Champagnie intentionally miss a free throw to milk the final 0.2 seconds off the clock. Champagnie, of course, made the shot by accident -- but that didn't stop the Red Storm from extending their winning streak to seven games. Nick Rutherford scored the go-ahead basket on a driving layup with 1:03 remaining and St. John's beat No. 16 Arizona 70-67 in the Al Attles Classic on Saturday night despite blowing a 15-point lead in the second half. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168466
No. 17 Butler relies on strong defense to stifle Purdue Butler forward Bryce Golden started throwing his weight around early Saturday. His teammates gladly jumped on board. Golden scored 14 points and set the tone defensively Saturday, helping No. 17 Butler get past Purdue 70-61 in the second game of the Crossroads Classic. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166124
Smits scores 16 to lead No. 12 Bulldogs over Warhawks 67-36 Derrik Smits is showing his age. Smits, who is using his final season of NCAA eligibility as a graduate transfer, scored a season-high 16 points off the bench to lead 12th-ranked Butler to a 67-36 victory over the Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168296
Gillespie leads No. 10 Nova past Xavier in Big East opener Villanova coach Jay Wright leaned on Collin Gillespie in crunch time, and the sophomore guard delivered. Gillespie scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Villanova to a 68-62 victory over Xavier on Monday night in the Big East Conference opener for both teams. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169785
No. 11 Butler blows 23-point lead, survives St. John's 60-58 With No. 11 Butler trailing by one point in the final minute, Christian David positioned himself in the right corner, not sure the ball would come his way. Kamar Baldwin passed it over, and David put up the most important shot of his career. David hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds remaining and Butler rallied after blowing a 23-point lead to beat St. John's 60-58 Tuesday night in the Big East opener for both teams. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168297
Gillespie scores 24, leads No. 16 'Nova past Creighton 64-59 What Jay Wright called Villanova's best defensive performance of the season masked another poor offensive night for the 16th-ranked Wildcats. Collin Gillespie was the only `Nova player to find any rhythm against Creighton, but the defense clamped down late and allowed the Wildcats to win 64-59 on Tuesday night, ending their six-game Big East road losing streak dating to last season. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168325
No. 14 Villanova survives scare, beats DePaul 79-75 in OT Headed into overtime after blowing a big lead in regulation, Collin Gillespie had a one-word challenge for Villanova: Attitude. With the national championship stars gone, a new era of Wildcats are finding out what they need to win in the rugged Big East, and Gillespie showed them the way. Gillespie made four straight free throws in overtime and scored 21 points in 43 minutes, and No. 14 Villanova survived a scare to beat DePaul for the 19th straight time, 79-75 on Tuesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168352
Hoyas beat No. 25 Creighton behind Yurtseven's double-double After a slow start to league play in the always physical Big East, Georgetown's prized newcomer Omer Yurtseven broke out and carried the Hoyas. Yurtseven had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Mac McClung scored 19 points and Georgetown beat No. 25 Creighton 83-80 on Wednesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168327
No. 18 Seton Hall rallies in 2nd half to stun No. 5 Butler Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard kept it simple at halftime Wednesday. He needed Myles Powell to be more aggressive, 7-foot-2 Romaro Gill to become a bigger presence in the post and Quincy McKnight to execute the plan flawlessly. All of it worked. Powell and Gill combined for 34 second-half points, McKnight finished with a career high 13 assists and the Pirates overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to pull away from No. 5 Butler 78-70. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168300
No. 9 Villanova rolls to 76-61 victory against no. 13 Butler As Villanova stumbled in its latest slow start -- the usual Big East blowouts have been absent this season -- coach Jay Wright wondered if a more divine pregame report had been ignored. "Father Rob's pregame prayers are not working," Wright cracked. Rev. Rob Hagan, the team chaplain, might leave the pep talk to Wright, though even the two-time national championship coach has about thrown up his hands trying to solve another early deficit. "I don't know what it is," Wright said. "I feel like we're ready. I feel like we're fired up." But the Wildcats get going eventually, and proved the conference title still runs through the Main Line. Saddiq Bey hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and Jermaine Samuels had 20 points to lead No. 9 Villanova to a 76-61 win over No. 13 Butler on Tuesday night. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168302
No. 10 Seton Hall wins 9th in a row, edging Providence 73-64 There is more to No. 10 Seton Hall than Myles Powell — a lot more. Romaro Gill had 17 points, eight blocks and six rebound in making up for a rare sub-par game by Powell and the Pirates outlasted Providence 73-64 on Wednesday night for their ninth straight victory. read more https://www.foxsports.com/college-b...s-9th-in-a-row-edging-providence-73-64-012220
No. 9 Villanova holds off Providence 64-60 Providence was dominating Villanova on the offensive boards all game, until Collin Gillespie came up with the biggest rebound of the day. The Wildcats point guard grabbed a rebound of a potential game-tying 3-pointer, turned up the court and bounce-passed it to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl for a dunk that turned back the Friars' last rally and helped No. 9 Villanova to a 64-60 win on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168435
No. 8 Villanova, minus Samuels, trounces St. John's 79-59 Down an experienced starter, the Villanova Wildcats still had more than enough firepower to trounce a St. John's team that's given them trouble lately. Saddiq Bey scored 23 points, Collin Gillespie had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 8 Villanova easily handled the Red Storm 79-59 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168468
