Nova Beats Dayton in Puerto Rico
Junior big man Antonio Pena calmly sank two free throws with 14 seconds remaining to solidify 6th ranked Villanova’s 71-65 win over Dayton.
‘Nova (4-0) got 18 from Corey Fisher (4-8FG, 10-12FT) as the Wildcats, who led by as much 18 in the second half, made their last 9 shots from the Free Throw line to ensure the victory and their place in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Final.
For the Wildcats, Taylor King added 14 and Pena had 13; ‘Tone was also 2 rebounds short of his third consecutive Double-Double.
Villanova will play the winner of Kansas St. & Mississippi on Sunday.
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A look at Dayton
The Villanova Wildcats’ second game in Puerto Rico will be against #21 Dayton, a team that will possibly end up being their best non-conference opponent this season. The Flyers (2-0) are coming off a 63-59 victory over #19 Georgia Tech, and won their first game of the season by 10 points against a tough Creighton team picked to finish 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference behind last season’s conference champion Northern Iowa. Dayton was picked to win a tough Atlantic 10 conference that features always solid Xavier, and Villanova’s Big 5 rivals St. Joe’s, Temple, and LaSalle among other teams. The Flyers return all players but one (starter Charles Little) from last season’s squad that upset the Big East’s own West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round of the NCAA tournament before falling to Kansas in the second round.
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