Isaiah Armwood hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left as the Wildcats survived to advance in Puerto Rico.

Villanova won its 17th straight games against unranked non-conference teams and improved to 4-0 all-time against George Mason.

Villanova used an 8–0 run in the opening minutes Sunday night and led 27–23 at halftime, holding the Rebels (4-1) to only 29.6 percent shooting from the field.

Antonio Pena dominated down low with a career-high 16 rebounds and tied his career high with 17 points.

Ole Miss earned its first-ever NCAA tournament win by defeating Villanova 72–70 in 1999—the only previous meeting between the schools.

The Wildcats improved to 32–7 in November under coach Jay Wright (since 2001) as they won the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Villanova took 41 shots compared to only 25 for Maryland, thanks heavily to a 22-15 rebounding advantage that included 12 on the offensive end.

Villanova converted 30 of 31 second-half free throw attempts, including 29 in a row, to win for the 43rd time in 57 meetings against the Hawks (3-5).

[6] at The Pavilion, Villanova, PA Scottie Reynolds logged 21 points and Maalik Wayns added 18, as No.

The Wildcats ended up hitting 61.3 percent from the field in the first half en route to a comfortable 49-24 cushion, and the Blue Demons never seriously threatened in the final 20 minutes.

Scottie Reynolds scored 15 points and dished out four assists for the Wildcats (14-1, 3-0 Big East), who have won five straight since losing to Temple on December 13.

at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY Both teams entered the first Big Monday of the season with undefeated conference play and it was a game marked by 44 turnovers, 67 fouls and 94 free throws.

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA Villanova held off Georgetown's comeback attempt and improved to 16-1 overall and 5–0 in the Big East.

The game bogged down for a long part of the second half as the teams combined to miss 20 straight shots from the field over a 6:12 span.