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Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges combined for 35 points on 14-of-24 shooting to lift fifth-ranked Villanova to a 66-58 win over Western Kentucky on Wednesday in a first-round game of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Wildcats (4-0) face Tennessee (3-0) in a semifinal game Thursday. The Volunteers upset No. 18 Purdue 78-75…
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Villanova guard Jalen Brunson will return for his junior season, the school announced on Thursday. Brunson, who is listed at 6-foot-2, averaged 14.7 points and a team-leading 4.1 assists in 2016-17 to fuel the Wildcats to the Big East regular-season and tournament titles. The 20-year-old shot 54.1 percent from the field and 87.6 percent from the…
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Villanova got an early start in defending its national championship while its first-round opponent was still a step away from the Big Dance. The Wildcats, seeded No. 1 overall in the NCAA Tournament, arrived in Buffalo on Monday ahead of the snowstorm snarling travel throughout the Northeast. The Big East Conference champions practiced in western New…
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WASHINGTON -- Josh Hart scored 21 points and sank back-to-back 3-pointers during a 15-2 second-half run as No. 2 Villanova concluded its dominating regular season with a 81-55 win over reeling Georgetown on Saturday afternoon. Kris Jenkins had 19 points and Jalen Brunson 17 as the Wildcats (28-3, 15-3 Big East) shot 53.6 percent from the…
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VILLANOVA, Pa. — On senior day at Villanova, a sophomore played his best game of the season to make sure the Wildcats trio of Josh Hart, Kris Jenkins, and Darryl Reynolds closed out their Pavilion careers in style. Eric Paschall, playing the type of inside game at both ends of the court that his team hasn't…
