Villanova beats city rival

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VILLANOVA, Pa. – 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 Saturday.

Corey Fisher added 13 points and six steals, and Dominic Cheek had 10 points for the Wildcats (6-0), who have won eight consecutive games against the Explorers and 20 of the past 21 against Big 5 teams, including Temple, Saint Joseph’s and Penn.

Villanova also won its 30th in a row at The Pavilion, its 6,500-seat on-campus arena. The streak began with a 102-87 victory against Notre Dame on Jan. 17, 2007.

UNLV 76, No. 16 Louisville 71: At Las Vegas, Oscar Bellfield had 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Rebels hold off the Cardinals and remain undefeated.

Tre’Von Willis added 16 points for UNLV (5-0), which withstood a 30-11 run by Louisville (4-1) to overcome a 53-34 deficit with 14:05 remaining. The score was tied 64-64 on Rakeem Buckles’ basket with 4:24 left, but Bellfield answered with six points to help UNLV hang on.

No. 18 Georgetown 97, Lafayette 64: At Washington, Jason Clark had a career-high 19 points, freshman Hollis Thompson added 16, and the Hoyas put six players in double-figures scoring against Lafayette.

Chris Wright had 14 points and Greg Monroe finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Georgetown (4-0). Austin Freeman scored 12 and Julian Vaughn finished with 11.