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Published on Saturday, Nov 21, 2009
Associated Press
Corey Fisher claims he never got nervous after Villanova nearly gave up an 18-point lead to Dayton in the second half.
It showed at the free-throw line.
Fisher scored 18 points and was perfect in four trips to the foul line in the final minutes to help the Wildcats (4-0) hold on for a 71-65 victory Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan.
''That's basketball,'' Fisher said. ''We knew they were going to make a run. We just had to play Villanova basketball.''
After trailing by 18 early in the second half, the Flyers (2-1) trimmed the lead to 62-60 with 2:23 left, when London Warren converted two free throws after he was fouled on a breakaway. But Villanova, which finished 22-of-29 from the line, scored the rest of its points at the charity stripe, including four from Fisher in the waning moments.
Taylor King had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats, who defeated George Mason 69-68 in the first round Thursday. Antonio Pena added 13 points.
Villanova coach Jay Wright praised the aggressiveness that helped the Flyers climb back into the game.
''It was our night tonight, but they're as good as anyone in the country,'' he said. ''They do as good a job as anybody we play against at driving against the shooter.''
Villanova led 37-29 at halftime and went up 51-34 on a dunk by Pena, who was left alone inside the key. A 3-pointer by King gave the Wildcats their biggest lead of the game at 54-36 with 14 minutes to play.
The Flyers climbed back into the game by shooting 7-for-16 from behind the 3-point line in the second half.
Luke Fabrizius led the rally for Dayton, scoring nine of his 16 points in the second half along with his nine rebounds. Chris Wright added 15 points and Chris Johnson had 13.
''This early in the season, I don't think we handled the pressure that well,'' Wright said.
The Wildcats held on by converting 9-of-10 free-throw attempts in the final 2:12 of the game. Fisher shot 10-for-12 from the line.
More men's top 25
No. 2 Michigan State 75, Toledo 62 — Draymond Green had 15 points, and host Michigan State kept up its homecourt mastery in a regional matchup in the Legends Classic. The Spartans (3-0) will face Valparaiso at home Sunday before heading to Atlantic City, N.J., Friday for a game with Florida in the semifinals. The Spartans won their 42nd straight game at home against a nonconference opponent. Stephen Albrecht scored 20 points for Toledo (0-3).
Syracuse 87, No. 6 North Carolina 71 — Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in host Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half, and the Orange went on to beat North Carolina in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic. The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer, but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1). North Carolina had a 39-37 halftime lead but that was gone in a hurry as Triche and Onuaku had field goals in the first 40 seconds.
No. 7 Purdue 74, South Dakota St. 63 — E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and Purdue beat South Dakota State in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. Robbie Hummel added 14 points despite missing much of the action because of foul trouble, and JaJuan Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (2-0). Clint Sargent led the Jackrabbits (2-1) with 16 points.
No. 10 Tennessee 105, East Carolina 66 — Scotty Hopson scored 25 points for Tennessee in the first round of the Paradise Jam. Hopson was 10-of-15 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Bobby Maze added 15 points for the Vols (3-0) and Cameron Tatum had 14. Brock Young led East Carolina (1-3) with 15 points. The Pirates had 35 turnovers.
No. 15 Michigan 77, Houston Baptist 55 — Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to lead host Michigan (2-0). Harris and Sims each had 12 points during a decisive 29-13 run at the end of the first half that put Michigan in front for good. Mario Flaherty scored 17 points, and Andrew Gonzalez had 14 for the Huskies (0-4).
No. 21 Georgia Tech 70, George Mason 62 — Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Georgia Tech in an O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation game. Derrick Favors also had 18 points for the Yellow Jackets (2-1). Kevin Foster led George Mason (2-2) with 15 points and nine rebounds.
No. 22 Clemson 89, UNC Greensboro 67 — Trevor Booker scored a season-high 17 points, and Milton Jennings added 14 points for visiting Clemson (3-0). Clemson shot 54.5 percent, broke it open by closing the first half with a huge run and extended its school-record winning streak in nonconference road games to 11. Brandon Evans had 17 points for UNC Greensboro (0-3).
No. 25 Maryland 82, New Hampshire 55 — Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and host Maryland cruised past New Hampshire in the Terrapins' final tuneup for the Maui Invitational. Sophomore guard Sean Mosley had 13 points and a career-best 10 assists for his first career double-double, and Eric Hayes scored 15 points for Maryland (3-0). Led by Milbourne, a senior forward, Maryland never trailed against New Hampshire (1-1).
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