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Source: The Philadelphia InquirerDec.self storage 29--SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Villanova looked more than ready Saturday for its duel against No. 2 Syracuse, taking an 18-point lead over the Orange with the game barely nine minutes old.But the Orange, fueled by a loud throng of 28,135 at the Carrier Dome, erased the deficit in about 51/2 minutes; played a solid second half; and defeated the eighth-ranked Wildcats, 78-62, in a battle of unbeatens.James Bell kept the Wildcats (11-1) in the game for much of the second half, scoring 25 points, including six three-point baskets, before fouling out with 1 minute, 42 seconds left to play.But the Orange (12-0) got big games from Trevor Cooney, Tyler Ennis, and C.J. Fair, with the three combining for 58 points: 21 by Cooney, 20 by Ennis -- a freshman and the younger brother of Villanova guard Dylan Ennis -- and 17 by Fair.Villanova got off to a sizzling start, hitting its first four three-point attempts and connecting on 8 of 12 field-goal tries, to open up an early cushion. Freshman Josh Hart knocked down a three-point basket and a dunk to end a 16-2 run that increased the Wildcats' lead to 18, 25-7, with 10:55 left in the half.But the Cats didn't score again for nearly seven minutes, and the Orange went to work on the sizable deficit. Cooney hit a pair of threes and two free throws to touch off w迷利倉at would become a 20-0 run, and Fair contributed a three-ball, a dunk, and free throws.Jerami Grant hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 5:36 to play to tie the game at 25, and then Tyler Ennis sank a reverse layup the next time downcourt to give the Orange their first lead. Dylan Ennis broke the 'Nova drought on a basket with 4:07 to play.After going down by 18, Syracuse outscored Villanova BY 31-9 and took a 38-34 lead at the half.Bell sank a three-point basket on the Wildcats' first possession of the second half to make it a one-point game, but the Orange tallied the next nine points, capped by Cooney's three-point basket that increased their advantage to 10.The Wildcats never were able to get the deficit under five points until Bell's three-point basket with 7:21 remaining made it 56-52, and 'Nova knocked another point off when Daniel Ochefu made the front end of a 1-and-1.But the Orange struck for the next five points on Cooney's three and two free throws by Fair to make it 61-53 with 5:24 to play. The Wildcats were able to get to within five later on Bell's final three of the game, making it 64-59 with 3:26 to play, but Syracuse spurted, 14-3, at the end thanks to free throws.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at .philly.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
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