Antonio Pena News

Senior guard Denis Clemente and junior guard Jacob Pullen were named to the Oa TMReilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff All-Tournament team on Monday after guiding the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the tournament.

Antonio Pena and Scottie Reynolds scored 14 points each, and No. 4 Villanova unnerved city rival LaSalle with its defense in an 81-63 victory on Saturday.

Big 5 rivals meet on the Main Line this afternoon, as the La Salle Explorers come calling on the fourth-ranked Villanova Wildcats.

Winning an early-season tournament may have provided a tougher test than Villanova might have preferred.

Mena s Player of the Week The Philadelphia Big 5 honored Antonio Pena of Villanova with the Big 5 Mena s Player of the Week award.

TRYING TO KEEP all of these early season tournaments straight is a prescription for dizziness.

Records through Sunday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Kansas : The Jayhawks scored their fewest points in a win since 2000 when they eked out a 57-55 victory against Memphis.

No. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 90, VALPARAISO 60: Tom Izzo won his 340th game at Michigan State on Sunday, tying the school record for victories in the Spartans' win over the Crusaders on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich.

Corey Stokes scored 20 points, Corey Fisher added 13 and No. 5 Villanova overcame a sloppy first half for an 84-61 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night.

The championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip- Off pits the fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats against the Ole Miss Rebels.

Corey Fisher claims he never got nervous after No. 5 Villanova nearly gave up an 18-point lead to No.

A pair of Top 25 teams collide in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off today, as the 18th-ranked Dayton Flyers mix it up with the fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats in San Juan.

Freshman Isaiah Armwood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying No.

TIME: 02:00 P.M. EST VENUE: Following two dominating performances at The Pavilion to open the season, Villanova looks to continue that success on the road this week.

Matt Moulson scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

Freshman guard John Wall scored 19 points and drilled the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining, as the fourth- ranked Kentucky Wildcats snuck past a feisty Miami-Ohio RedHawks club, 72-70, in a non-conference affair at Rupp Arena.

Big 5 rivals renew their relationship on the outskirts of Philadelphia tonight, as the fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats entertain the Penn Quakers at The Pavilion.

The Villanova Wildcats played their first official basketball game in 8 months last night at the Pavilion.

Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats opened the John Calipari era with a 75-59 victory over Morehead State on Friday night.

Coach: Jay Wright . Last season: 30-8 Postseason: Lost in national semifinals of NCAA Tournament to North Carolina, 83-69. Last league title: 1995 Last NCAA berth: 2009 PROJECTED STARTERS F Antonio Pena, Jr.