VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - JayVaughn Pinkston scored 19 points and James Bell had 14 to lead Villanova to a 75-65 win over Delaware on Sunday.
Daniel Ochefu scored 11 points and Darrun Hilliard had 10 points to help the Wildcats (7-4) win their third straight game. Villanova played for the first time since it announced it was one of seven Big East schools separating from the conference so they can build a league focused on basketball.
Devon Saddler led the Blue Hens (3-8) with 19 points and Jarvis Threatt had 15.
The Wildcats improved their career record against Delaware to 11-0.
Pinkston hit a 3 in the second half to give Villanova a 10-point lead and Hilliard added one a short time later to make it 46-35. The long-range shots helped the Wildcats build an 18-point lead.
The Wildcats hit 10 of 24 3-point attempts. Villanova outrebounded Delaware 43-27 and dominated on the offensive glass.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Delaware (3-8) | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| Villanova (7-4) « | 32 | 43 | 75 |
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| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Brinkley, F | 26 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Hagins, F | 25 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Saddler, G | 37 | 5-12 | 6-8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| K. Anderson, G | 31 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| T. Rogers, G | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Threatt | 32 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| C. Baptiste | 21 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. King-Davis | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-48 | 19-28 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 65 | |
| 43.8% | 67.9% | ||||||
| Villanova Wildcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Yarou, F | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Sutton, C | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| R. Arcidiacono, G | 30 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| J. Bell, G | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| D. Hilliard, G | 22 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Yacoubou | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Chennault | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Pinkston | 22 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| D. Ochefu | 19 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| M. Brzoja | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-62 | 9-15 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 75 | |
| 45.2% | 60% | ||||||
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