National Basketball Association
Villanova 81, DePaul 64
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll, # Matt Potter
Attendance:
6500
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No. 6 Villanova 81, DePaul 64: Darrun Hilliard II and Ryan Arcidiacono combined for 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting as the Wildcats used a big first half to defeat the visiting Blue Demons.
Hilliard and Arcidiacono each knocked down four 3-pointers as Villanova (15-1, 3-1 Big East) went 13-of-29 from outside the arc as part of a 53.6 shooting performance. The Wildcats struggled through a bizarre 8-of-18 effort from the free-throw line, but finished with 23 assists - 16 more than the Blue Demons.
Tommy Hamilton IV had a team-high 12 points for DePaul (9-8, 3-1), which entered with a 3-0 record in the Big East for the first time since joining the conference in 2005-06. The Blue Demons received 39 points from their bench, which combined to shoot 12-of-22, while their starters struggled to the tune of 25 points on 8-of-27 shooting.
Villanova shot 62.1 percent in the first half - including 7-of-12 from outside the arc - and committed only two turnovers while forcing 10 miscues by DePaul. Arcidiacono made a jumper just before the halftime buzzer to give him 11 points, one more than Hilliard, who made all four of his first-half shot attempts as Villanova took a 45-24 lead.
The Wildcats dominated with their defense early in the second half, holding the Blue Demons without a field goal for about 8 1/2 minutes as their lead increased to 62-30 when Hilliard made a 3-pointer and a layup on back-to-back trips. Hilliard finished 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range, while Arcidiacono was 5-of-6 overall, going 4-of-5 from long range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arcidiacono entered shooting 31.3 percent, including 2-of-12 in the last two games. ... Wildcats F Kris Jenkins had 10 points and seven boards off the bench. ... Hilliard had four of his team's seven steals.
Top Game Performances
DePaul |
|
Villanova |
Tommy Hamilton IV 12 |
Scoring |
Darrun Hilliard 21 |
Billy Garrett Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Dylan Ennis 7 |
Aaron Simpson 7 |
Rebounds |
Kris Jenkins 7 |
Tommy Hamilton IV 7 |
Free Throws Made |
JayVaughn Pinkston 3 |
Durrell McDonald 2 |
Steals |
Darrun Hilliard 4 |
Jamee Crockett 1 |
Blocks |
Darrun Hilliard 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
DePaul
|
64 |
39.2 |
6-16 |
18-21 |
7 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
Villanova
|
81 |
53.6 |
13-29 |
8-18 |
23 |
31 |
3 |
7 |
12 |