Villanova Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

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.

Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

Corey Fisher scored 18 points to lead No. 5 Villanova past No. 18 Dayton 71-65 on Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Fisher was 10 for 12 from the free-throw line and converted his last four shots in the final minutes to help the Wildcats hold off a late rally from the Flyers.

Villanova will be without freshman Mouphtaou Yarou for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off because of a viral infection, a source told ESPN.com. Yarou flew home from the tournament early Thursday, the source said.

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

Following two dominating performances at The Pavilion to open the season, Villanova looks to continue that success on the road this week.

Heralded freshman John Wall grabbed an inbounds pass, raced down the court and made a 15-foot jumper with six second to go to give No.

Villanova coach Jay Wright has always approached Big 5 games with the utmost caution.

Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points, including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 of a second remaining, to lift the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 72-70 win over visiting Miami of Ohio on Monday night.

The freshman John Wall scored 19 points, including the winning jumper with half a second remaining, to lift fourth-ranked Kentucky to a 72-70 win over visiting Miami of Ohio on Monday night.

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.

John Calipari's debut at Kentucky went just as he drew it up, with the Wildcats rolling.

Villanova freshman center Mouphtaou Yarou and Corey Fisher box in Fairleigh Dickinson's Alvin Mofunanya.

Nobody thought Penn would win all of it's men's college basketball games this year, not even the Quakers themselves.

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 home win over visiting 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.

Big East: Just The Facts November 13, 2009 Villanova Last season: 30-8 , fourth in Big East .

SINCE FRESHMEN BECAME eligible in the early 1970s, only six players have made first-team all-Big 5 four times: La Salle's Michael Brooks , Villanova's John Pinone , La Salle's Lionel Simmons , Temple's Mark Macon , La Salle's Donnie Carr and Saint Joseph's Jameer Nelson .

Ita s hard to believe, but as the calendar turns to November, ita s time to tip off another college basketball season.