It was a balanced scoring attack that led Villanova to a 82-70 win over UCLA. The win moved the Wildcats to 5-0 on the young season and into Friday's Pre-Season NIT Final against Tennessee.
Corey Fisher led the way for 'Nova with 26 points and Maalik Wayns had a career-high 19 points as the double-headed point guard attack used their speed and driving ability to put the Bruins away.
Corey Stokes added 16 with outside shooting and Mouphtaou Yarou recorded a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
For the game, the 'Cats shot 40.3% from the floor (25-62) but less than 31% from distance (4-13), but VU used a 40-33 rebound margin to take an early lead and maintain through the 40 minutes of the game.
Villanova will move forward to the Pre-Season NIT Final on Friday against Tennessee. Tipoff is slated for 5p from Madison Square Garden. [Tickets]
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Villanova Box Score
PLAYER | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
Corey Fisher, G | 36 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
Maalik Wayns, G | 28 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Corey Stokes, G | 37 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Mouphtaou Yarou, F-C | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Dominic Cheek, G | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Maurice Sutton, F-C | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Antonio Pena, F | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Isaiah Armwood, F | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TOTALS | 200 | 25-62 | 4-14 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 82 |
40.30% | 28.60% |