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VILLANOVA, PA - The La Salle men's basketball team saw its undefeated streak end, falling to nationally-ranked Villanova, 98-57, at the Pavilion. After the Explorers (7-1) jumped out to an early lead, the third-ranked Wildcats (8-0), led by the strong shooting of Allan Ray and Randy Foye, charged back to take control of the game.

 

La Salle came out strong, scoring the game's first seven points and did not relinquish the lead until a Mike Nardi three-pointer tied it at 11. Sophomore Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Francis) scored five of La Salle's first seven points.

 

Ray scored 15 first-half points, including four three-pointers. Three of those treys came in a three-minute span, and led to a 16-point Villanova cushion. The Explorers headed to the locker room down 20 points. Ray finished with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

 

Any attempt at a La Salle comeback was thwarted by Foye's red-hot second-half shooting. Foye hit six trifectas in the second half and finished the game with eight threes. He scored 20 points on the night, 15 of which came in the second half.

 

Villanova used double- and triple-teams on senior Steven Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast), who scored 13 points. Harris led the Explorers with 15 points.

 

La Salle shot 35 percent from the floor, compared to Villanova's 54 percent. The Wildcats held the narrow edge in rebounds, 37-35.