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Villanova Surges Past St. John's

Published on January 7 2015 2:39 am
Last Updated on January 7 2015 2:40 am
Written by Millie Lange

(New York, NY) -- Darrun Hilliard the Second led a balanced attack with 21 points as eighth-ranked Villanova used a big second half to sink 24th-ranked St. John's 90-72 at Madison Square Garden. Dylan Ennis collected 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats, who outscored the Red Storm 56-37 after intermission to improve to 14-1. Daniel Ochefu had 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win. D'Angelo Harrison scored 25 points for St. John's, which fell to 11-4 with its third straight loss.

Illini's Rice Out With Broken Hand

(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois guard Rayvonte Rice will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken hand. The team's leading scorer suffered the injury during practice on Monday. Rice is averaging 17.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game this season. Illinois will host ninth-ranked Maryland at 8:00 tonight.

Tuesday, January 6 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)

#1 Kentucky Wildcats 89, Ole Miss Rebels 86 (OT)

#8 Villanova Wildcats 90, #24 St. John's Red Storm 72

#16 Iowa State Cyclones 63, Oklahoma State Cowboys 61

#20 Ohio State Buckeyes 74, Minnesota Golden Gophers 72 (OT)

#25 Arkansas Razorbacks 79, Georgia Bulldogs 75

Wednesday, January 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)

8:00 p.m. - #2 Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

6:00 p.m. - #3 Virginia Cavaliers host North Carolina State Wolfpack

6:00 p.m. - #4 Wisconsin Badgers host Purdue Boilermakers