National Basketball Association
Saint Louis 80, Villanova 68
When: 2:30 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Chris Rastatter, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jordair Jett scored 19 points off the bench and Kyle Cassity buried four 3-pointers as Saint Louis knocked off Villanova, 80-68, on Friday in the 76 Classic at Anaheim, Calif.
Cody Ellis added 14 points for the Billikens (5-0), who will face Oklahoma or Santa Clara in the Championship Game on Sunday night.
Maalik Wayns scored a career-high 29 points for the Wildcats (4-1), who finish up their Classic in the consolation game.
Wayns scored 15 points in the first 11 minutes of the game, helping Villanova jump out to a 26-16 lead. But the junior guard could not coax much offensive support out of his teammates and Saint Louis took advantage.
Kwamain Mitchell hit a pair of 3-pointers and Jett and Cassity each added one from beyond the arc in a 12-0 run that gave the Billikens to lead. They would stretch the spurt out to 20-2 when Ellis hit back-to-back 3-pointers and went into the locker room with a 38-34 edge.
Saint Louis hit four more 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second half and never trailed. The Billikens ended up shooting 14 of 27 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Saint Louis |
|
Villanova |
|
Jordair Jett 19 |
Scoring |
Maalik Wayns 29 |
|
Kwamain Mitchell 4 |
Assists |
Darrun Hilliard 4 |
|
Brian Conklin 7 |
Rebounds |
Maalik Wayns 6 |
|
Cody Ellis 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Maalik Wayns 8 |
|
Kyle Cassity 1 |
Steals |
Dominic Cheek 1 |
|
Dwayne Evans 2 |
Blocks |
Mouphtaou Yarou 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Saint Louis
|
80 |
51.0 |
14-27 |
14-22 |
14 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
|
| Villanova
|
68 |
48.1 |
5-15 |
13-17 |
13 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
|
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