"Nova holds off the coast of UCLA, makes Preseason NIT final"

NEW YORK (AP)--Corey Fisher has a simple way to explain three-guard Villanova offence includes Malik Wayns and Corey Stokes.

"Do us the same thing, and coach is always we keep attack – even when we are tired - I'm like,"Coach, you need a break", and it looks like ' Attack, attack,"' Fisher said he and his colleague point scoring keep Wayns. "" "" If I'm Malik picks me one, and if we are all two low Corey we collected a .c ' is why we have a great team.»

The seventh ranked Wildcats were impressive Wednesday evening in their victory 82-70 on UCLA the semi-finals of the Tip Off season Tin.

Fisher has finished with a career high 26 points, while Wayns had 19 and 16 Stokes.

This is three guards, either. Villanova may finally have a great man well enough to make a difference in school known for its stellar guards.

Six-foot-10 second Center Mouphtaou Yarou had 13 points, a career as a top 16 rebounds and three blocks to dominate the Interior.

"It is important to us, Mouph get 16 rebounds," Wildcats Jay Wright said coach. " He really struggled the last year, you hear all the drama, but just a brutal year for him last year.... It can be a force inside.We've never really had a great guy, he gets their fourth fault, you want to get him in. We always had a lot of guards to run y. It is nice to have a big guy. »

Wildcats (5-0) will face no. 24 Tennessee game Championship on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Volunteers fight Virginia Commonwealth 77-72 in the other semi-final.

"They have players big, long, athletic," Wright said volunteers."We have coach Scotty Hopson this summer, really good player...."I think a defensive team which is similar to UCLA. »

Malcolm Lee had 13 points for the Bruins (3-1), whereas Lazeric Jones has 12 and Reeves Nelson had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

"They are a very good team," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. " I thought that we have done a good job of returning, fighting back. I think we had it at six in the second half.... We missed four free throws in a row and stops, and had the chance to cut the lead.

Villanova closed the first half with a race 14 - 2 take an advance of 44-29.Fisher had six points in thrust and Wayns had four. The Bruins have their worst enemy in execution, not to make an objective ground for the last 5 h 30 and committing to five turnovers.

UCLA was able to within eight points four times to Midway through the second half of as Villanova began in four of its 20 first shots on the terrain.Mais half each time the Bruins seemed ready to run a large Wildcats responded to head to two digits.

The fifth time that the Bruins obtained within the eight they scored for 58 - 52, but they injure free throw line.

UCLA makes its first 12 throws free 11 in the game.Once the Bruins obtained within six with 7: 53 to play, they did two of seven attempts over the next few minutes and Villanova took to start once more the head opening.UCLA never received fewer than eight points the rest of the way.

"I was most surprised that we have increased from 15 half," said Wright."We were coach against Ben and I knew that this team was not go go farther and they really sparkles and did a good job.... it is a sign of Ben discipline teams, and they have done a very good job .c ' is why I feel good this victory."

Wildcats retained their ratio to assist to turnover on the workplan side at the beginning of saison.Ils had 11 passes and seven booties against UCLA, making the total season 87 46 helps the turnover rate.

Jones asked the Bruins guards work trying to contain three guards of Villanova.

"I tried, I guess, did an excellent job of .This was not my best effort at all", he said. "" ""They were also good that they are supposed to être.Ils have some really good guards, two of the best guards in the country.... we've learned things.»

It was 17th straight victory for Wildcats in November, and now they are 13-12 at Madison Square Garden, in Wright, heavily recruited in the New York area.

"I know for me, one of our greatest concerns whenever we play here is the enemy and it is our guys in New York in the garden," said Wright. "They are excited, they want to do.»