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Reynolds scores 22 as No 3 Villanova holds off St Josephs LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMaineotText SizePhiladelphia PA (Sports Network) Scottie Reynolds finished with 22 points and six rebounds as thirdranked Villanova held off Saint Josephs 9789 in a Big 5 rivalry game from the PalestraReynolds also totaled five assists and four steals though had six turnovers Taylor King made 4of8 threepointers ending with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (90) who were coming off a win at Maryland on SundayAntonio Pena ended with 15 points and seven rebounds in the victory in which Villanova made 35of40 free throwsIdris Hilliard had 22 points and seven boards to pace the Hawks (35) who have lost five of the last six against their rivals Darrin Govens and Carl Jones scored 19 and 16 points respectively in the setback the fifth in a row overall for Saint JosephsVillanova held an advantage throughout the second half with the lead at times reaching doubledigits But the Hawks never let the game totally slip away and with a little over six minutes to play Govens made two free throws and Jones followed with a three to bring Saint Josephs within 7367After two foul shots by Reynolds Justin Crosgile drilled a three to make it a fivepoint game The teams kept trading points down the stretch and with two minutes left Jones made three free throws to bring the Hawks within 8480On the other end King sank a long threepointer to make it a sevenpoint game A Jones turnover was followed by two Corey Fisher foul shots which boosted the Villanova lead to 8980 with just over a minute leftThree foul shots from Crosgile got the Hawks within 9589 with under half a minute to go but Reynolds followed with two foul shots as the Wildcats made 6of6 in the final minute to seal the victoryKings layup capped a sixpoint burst midway through the first half to put Villanova ahead 2920 and the Wildcats played in front until the Hawks used an eightpoint run to take a 3837 edge with under three minutes left in the periodBut Villanova got baskets from Reynolds and Maurice Sutton in the remaining time to take a 4138 halftime leadA threepoint play from Pena nearly five minutes into the second half sparked a sevenpoint burst that put the Wildcats up 5747The teams continued to trading points and two foul shots by Fisher made it 7362 with just under seven minutes leftGAME NOTESThe Hawks got 13 points and seven assists from Garrett Williamson while Crosgile ended with 12 pointsFisher scored 13 for the Wildcats who shot 466 perc...