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Kentucky Coach John Calipari knew the hangover was coming. And he knew he couldn't stop it.

Kentucky Coach John Calipari knew the hangover was coming. And he knew he could not stop it.

The eighth-ranked Villanova Wildcats are clearly favored in tonight's non-conference clash with the Delaware Blue Hens.

Villanova didn't need a half to get in a groove Saturday, using Dante Cunningham's 18 points and 10 rebounds to set the tone in an 89-69 rout of UCLA that earned the third-seeded Wildcats a trip to the Sweet 16.

Temple trailed, 44-31, at Seton Hall with 15 minutes left. No problem. The Owls stormed back to win, 71-65. The NCAA resum is improving by the minute.

The first half of Saturday's contest between the Fordham Rams and the Villanova Wildcats looked like a matchup between two evenly matched foes.

Villanova's perfect record and city dominance are finished. Juan Fernandez hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points and Ryan Brooks added 20 points in Temple's 75-65 victory over the third-ranked Wildcats on Sunday.

Five St. Joea TMs players scored in double figures, but it still wasna TMt enough for the Hawks as they attempted to deal Villanova their first loss of the season tonight at the historic Palestra.

THE LAST TIME Drexel made the bus ride to the Main Line, a Dragons team that probably should have made it to the NCAA Tournament left the Pavilion with a five-point win, its first in 18 tries against Villanova .

Villanova takes on its first opponent on the opponent's home court.A This will be an important data point in the maturation of a quite new and different Villanova basketball team which finds itself ranked number three in the nation.A The game takes place in DC's Verizon center at 7:30 p.m.A Villanova is no stranger to the Verizon Center with a 6-1 ...

In typical cat fashion, The Villanova Wildcats toyed with their prey for much of the first half before finally brandishing their many weapons and slaying the Dragons of Drexel.

The Wildcats will face off against the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday in a marquis non-conference matchup.

After spending six days watching 16 teams, I figured it was a chance to collect my thoughts.

Villanova will be without freshman Mouphtaou Yarou for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off because of a viral infection, a source told ESPN.com. Yarou flew home from the tournament early Thursday, the source said.

Things stayed civil for the peaceful Quakers of UPenn for a few moments; they even managed to take a 5-4 lead over Big-Five rival Villanova.

Here's how I see the conference shaping up this year. Last year, the conference was being lauded as perhaps the best ever.

The fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats begin their quest for a national title tonight, as they host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in non-conference play at The Pavilion.

Coach: Jay Wright . Last season: 30-8 Postseason: Lost in national semifinals of NCAA Tournament to North Carolina, 83-69. Last league title: 1995 Last NCAA berth: 2009 PROJECTED STARTERS F Antonio Pena, Jr.

TIME: 07:00 P.M. EST VENUE: It's the 25th anniversary of Villanova's lone national championship team.

Villanova Coach: Jay Wright AP preseason rank: Last year: 30-8, 13-5 BE, won four games in NCAAs vs.