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Wednesday, Mar. 7 12:00pm ET
Villanova 82, West Virginia 71 |
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NEW YORK (AP) – Villanova blew most of an 18-point first-half lead, then rebuilt it on two big runs led by Michael Bradley and Derrick Snowden to defeat West Virginia 82-71 in the opening game of the Big East tournament Wednesday. The victory put the Wildcats (18-11) in the quarterfinals on Thursday against Boston College, probably needing one more win for an NCAA bid. West Virginia (17-11) is a likely NIT pick after bowing out of the Big East in the first round for the fourth straight time. Villanova opened fast and had a 29-11 lead with seven minutes left in the first half. West Virginia cut that deficit to 10 points, 37-27, at the half and got within 41-38 early in the second half. Bradley had five points in an 11-0 run that pushed the lead back to 14 points. Then, Snowden scored seven points in a 9-0 run that got it back to 18. Villanova coasted after that. Bradley led four Villanova scorers in double figures with 19 points and missed just two of 10 shots. Gary Buchanan had 11 points; Snowden, who was scoreless in the first half, finished with 13; and Jermaine Medley scored 11. Lionel Armstead led West Virginia with 14, while Calvin Bowman scored 12 and Brooks Berry and Chris Moss added 10 apiece. Send this story to a friend
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