No. 25 Villanova Earns 76-69 Win Over DePaul

Scottie Reynolds scores 21 points and Antonio Pena adds 17

Jan. 16, 2008

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Antonio Pena had 17 and No. 25 Villanova used a late 15-0 run to rally for a 76-69 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night.

The Wildcats (12-3, 2-2 Big East) trailed by 16 points in the first half and were down seven midway through the second when they went on their game-changing run for yet another big comeback win.

Reynolds sealed the win with a clutch 3-pointer with 30 seconds left that made it 72-66. Reynolds, who was banged up after a baseline collision with a photographer earlier, made two free throws with 13 seconds left to help the Wildcats avoid another upset loss to DePaul.

They evened the season series after the Blue Demons (7-9, 3-2) stunned the Wildcats with an 84-76 win in the conference opener on Jan. 3. DePaul failed to hold on to its early lead built on a surprising succession of wide-open 3-pointers that sucked the life out of the Wildcats crowd.

Draelon Burns scored 27 points and Dar Tucker had 18 for DePaul. The duo combined to make eight of DePaul's 12 3-pointers, but they had little help from their teammates - no one else scored in double figures.