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Men's Top 25: Villanova gets sixth straight victory
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Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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VILLANOVA, Pa. — Scottie Reynolds had a hard time forgetting the way Marquette handled Villanova only five weeks ago.

"They just came in and barreled over us," Reynolds said.

Not this time. The Golden Eagles became another victim of Villanova's 3-point happy offense.

Reynolds finished with 27 points, Corey Fisher had 21 and No. 13 Villanova continued its dominant Big East run with a 102-84 win over No. 10 Marquette on Tuesday night.

"We've been taking big steps the last five weeks," Reynolds said. "And this was just another step."

The Wildcats (20-4, 8-3) had a knack for winning low-scoring games the last few seasons.

This season they've transformed into an up-tempo, high-scoring team and the rest of the Big East is having a hard time keeping up.

The Wildcats knocked off their third Top 25 team in their six-game winning streak and won their 26th straight game at the Pavilion.

They reached the 100-point mark in consecutive Big East games for the first time in team history.

"Sometimes, you've just got to outscore people," head coach Jay Wright said. "We don't like that, but that's the only way we're going to do it tonight."

Dante Cunningham had 15 points and Shane Clark had 16 to help the Wildcats reach the 20-win mark for the fifth straight season.

Villanova scored 100 points for the third time this season and beat Providence two games ago with 94 points.

The Wildcats scored only 72 points in a loss in their first game against Marquette.

No. 9 Michigan State 54, Michigan 42

In Ann Arbor, Mich., freshman Delvon Roe scored 11 of his season-high 14 points in the first half and Kalin Lucas had 13 of his 15 points after halftime, leading the Spartans.

Michigan State (20-4, 10-2 Big Ten) has won three straight to open a 21/2-game lead over Illinois and Ohio State, moving closer to their first conference championship since 2001.

DeShawn Sims scored 18 points for the Wolverines (15-10, 5-7), who will have to finish the season strong, after beating Duke and UCLA, to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998.

No. 12 Clemson 87, Boston College 77

In Boston, Trevor Booker had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Terrence Oglesby scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the Tigers to the win.

Oglesby went 6-for-10 from 3-point range, one on a four-point play with 11:54 left to put Clemson (20-3, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead for good at 61-57.

K.C. Rivers added 17 points and Raymond Sykes scored 12 with nine rebounds as Clemson reached 20 wins for the third consecutive season — a first in school history.

Rakim Sanders finished with 23 with eight rebounds for BC (18-8, 6-5), but didn't score in the last 13:27.

Tyrese Rice scored 17 as the Eagles dropped to 1-4 against ranked teams, with No. 6 Duke up next on Sunday.

No. 25 Florida State 68, Virginia 57

In Tallahassee, Fla., Toney Douglas scored 19 points and matched a career high with seven assists as the Seminoles handed the Cavaliers their eighth consecutive loss.

Douglas, the ACC's leading scorer in conference competition, scored 15 points in a decisive second half — including successive 3-point shots just
25 seconds apart that gave Florida State a 40-35 lead.

The Seminoles (19-5, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) shook off a woeful first-half shooting effort with a blistering 70.8 percent performance in the second half.

Virginia (7-13, 1-8) was led by Sylven Landesberg's 14 points.


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