National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Villanova 84, Delaware 80
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 22, 2013
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Don Dailey, # Karl Hess, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 6500

Villanova 84, Delaware 80: JayVaughn Pinkston scored 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the foul line as the host Wildcats staved off the Fightin Blue Hens.

James Bell added 16 points and seven rebounds for Villanova (4-0), which outrebounded Delaware 45-32. Darrun Hilliard scored 15 points and Ryan Arcidiacono chipped in with 14, while Daniel Ochefu grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Davon Usher paced the Fightin Blue Hens (2-3) with a game-high 27 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Kyle Anderson scored 17, Carl Baptiste logged 13 and a team-best eight rebounds and Jarvis Threatt had 16 despite making just 7-of-24 attempts.

After an Usher 3-pointer completed an 11-2 Delaware run and tied the game at 76 with 3:02 left, Pinkston converted a three-point play and Arcidiacono made two free throws to give Villanova a five-point lead with 1:17 to play. Hilliard stole the ball from Anderson on the next possession and Pinkston sealed the win at the foul line.

The game swung back-and-forth through the first half as each team led by at least six and Bell's 3-pointer with 1:09 left in the first half broke a 40-40 tie to give the Wildcats a three-point edge at halftime. Usher's four-point play pushed Delaware ahead 52-49 with 15:52 remaining before a 14-5 surge gave Villanova a 74-65 cushion with 5:45 to play on a Hillard layup.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Ochefu committed five of Villanova's nine turnovers. … Threatt also logged a game-high eight assists and committed five turnovers. … Arcidiacono shot just 1-of-8 from 3-point range
Top Game Performances
 
Delaware   Villanova
Davon Usher 27 Scoring JayVaughn Pinkston 26
Jarvis Threatt 8 Assists Darrun Hilliard 6
Carl Baptiste 8 Rebounds Daniel Ochefu 11
Davon Usher 4 Free Throws Made JayVaughn Pinkston 10
Jarvis Threatt 3 Steals Darrun Hilliard 2
Carl Baptiste 1 Blocks Daniel Ochefu 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Delaware 80 45.5 11-26 9-15 16 28 2 5 12
Villanova 84 43.9 5-25 21-27 18 43 3 7 9