DePaul University Athletics
Fourth-Ranked Villanova Beats Men's Basketball 61-51
2/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Randy Foye scored 23 points and Kyle Lowry added 15 to lead No. 4 Villanova to its eighth straight win, 61-51 over DePaul on Saturday.
Foye was 8-of-20 from the field, including 4-of-12 on 3-pointers, but he hit several clutch shots in the second half. He had a layup and jumper during a six-point run late that increased the lead to 52-40.
Lowry was 5-for-11 from the field and grabbed six rebounds. He had 25 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals in Tuesday's 71-58 victory over
The Wildcats (19-2, 9-1 Big East) were without third-leading scorer Mike Nardi, who missed his second straight game with tonsillitis. Villanova's next game is Monday night against No. 1 Connecticut. DePaul is at St. John's on Saturday.
Karron Clarke scored 14 points for DePaul (9-13, 2-9), which lost for the eighth time in nine games. The Blue Demons were 10-for-23 at the free throw line.
DePaul outscored Villanova 17-8 over the opening 9:31 of the second half to pull within 40-37.
With the score 46-40, Villanova's Bilal Benn put back an airball by Allan Ray, and Foye followed with a layup and jumper that made it a 12-point game with 3:37 left.
The game was the first between Villanova and new Big East member DePaul since February 1979. DePaul has not beaten a Top 10 team since December 2001, when it defeated No. 10 Missouri at the
A jumper by Wilson Chandler and a basket by Marlon Brumfield pulled DePaul within 32-24 early in the second half, but Foye hit a 3 from the left wing.
Another 3 by Foye made it 40-26, but Jabari Currie and Clarke hit from the outside to pull DePaul within 40-32. After a missed jumper by Ray,
The Wildcats built a 32-20 halftime lead despite missing six of their first seven shots and hitting just 12 of 31 overall.
