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No. 9 Villanova back on top its game VIL1.ANOVA, Pa (AC) Villanova hasn't played this well since Rollie Massimino left town. The No. *1 Wilde .its are 20-fi. winning 12 of their lost 13 games, including a stunning Ofi-73 vulon at then-No 1 Connecticut. The keys have been a renewed emphasis on defense and rebounding for a team that already has one of the Big Hast Conference's most prolific: scorers. Kerry Kittles "Now it's getting to be known that wo have an inside threat as well ns outside threat.” said coach Steve l-appas. vs ho was an assistant on the Massimino-led NCAA championship team of 1 "Our team defense and rehounding has emerged over the last part of this season, and Chuck Kornegay is a big part of all that Kornegay is a 6-foot-9 transfer from North Carolina State "His physical presence down low is some thing we’ve lieen looking for.” Kittles said "He's got the musc les and athletic ism we needed for that power forward position." The Wildc ats, who start three juniors and two sophomores, have held opponents to 42 percent shooting while shooting 4H percent Kornegay. who became eligible Dec 22. moved into the lineup after senior co-cap* Iain Ron Wilson suffered a stress frm Inrv of Ih«> left foot Wilson has missed i* game* Kornegav. who is averaging I. 2 rebounds anti9 J points per game, immediately began to shore up Villanova's weak, rebounding "He's been a lug help, he stores, he gels the rehound and the put due ksaid sopho more center (ason Lawson, who leads the team with fit blocked shots 'That can free me up to do things inside " Kornegav. who played in seven games for N State at the beginning of the 1<>92 <1 t season, wanted to transfer to a small private school because he was struggling academi cally at the large state school When I first looked at this team. I knew they had the |>otenti«l to be good.' Kornegav said "Now that I'm here. I'm just trying to help and la* ns much of a presence as I i an inside " I he emergence of a defensive presence has helped the Wildcats offensively That's where Kittles has dominated this season, averaging 20,7 points per game. in< hiding a career high 17 points against Connecticut The Wildcats have f.uind ways to win even when Kittles struggles III ft 7H 74 victory over Penn Wednesday, Mult's was only I-for-7 for 5 points Hut Km: Ebor* scored 2"i points and tjmson had 20. What it showed was that this is not a one-dimensional team like we thought all along." Lappa* said It's nit « to know that when Kerry is human, we still find a wav to win Kberr is averaging 16 I (mints per game on nearly 50 percent shooting, and Lawson is averaging t .t l points |>er game while shoot mg nearly 60 percent. dtp pax said the shooting of liter/ has I teen one of the biggest surprises "It's amazing." taippas said "If he is not an all league player, it's just a travesty 1 think he's one of the great shooters in the country Eberz, a junior who averaged 13.5 points per game in the final 17 games last season, said much of the Wtldi ats' sum ess this sea son points hat k to winning the NIT last sea son We made it dear that [the Nil | wasn’t evai tiv where we felt y\r deserved to be." flier/ said "But looking bm k, those extra games together helped us t ome together as rt team I think it's a great at < onijdishment to tie where we are now Rockets win first home contest since trade HOUSTON (AP) - Finally. ,i home* oming (hat ('.1 vtln Drexler could enjov. The new Houston guard st ored 25 points Thursday night and joined with old University of Houston teammate Hakeem Olajuwon to lift the R(x kets past the Detroit Pistons 110-99. It was the first victory at The Summit for Drexler since he was traded to his hometown team Feb. M by the Portland Trail Blazers The Roc kets lost to San Antonio 98-97 in Drexler's first game here on Tuesday. "It feels great.” Drexler said. "I think it's getting better every day. more interesting all the time." Olajuwon had 96 points and 12 rebounds as he and Drexler continued to dust off their up tempo college style. "I think it's a pretty decent one-two punch.” Drexlor said Olajuwon said his reunion with Drexler has given the team ''a lot of players with more offensive skills With the expert eni e and talent that wo have, were just a much I letter team " Joe Dutnars stored JH points for Detroit and nearly kept the Pistons in the game with his sharpshooting in the third quar ter. His bat k-to-bnck three point ers with about i :t() remaining in the tfiirt) period pulled Detroit within 71-67, as close as the Pis tons had been since the opening minute of the game But Olajuwon scored seven points and Drexler added a three-pointer and four free throws as tile Rockets took a H7 76 lead entering the final period The Pistons never again got within striking range and Hous ton led by up to 17 points down the strttii.h "We i mitt foa< k but than they counters ted it and they responded well," Ihininrs said “Close doesn't really count." Craw Hill and Allan Houston each stored l*t points for Detroit, while Oliver Miller added 1? points and to rebounds The Rockets got 14 points from reserve forward I’ete Chik.utt The Rockets started the game with an in 4 run, ini luding four points each from Olajuwon, Droxler and Mario f ile, and led by up to 23 [joints in the set ond quarter before settling for a 63 46 halftime lead "You can't spot teams in this league 20 points, espet tally the world champs." Hill said If we came out like we played in the second half, it might have been different." Olajuwon hat) 1H points and seven rebounds and Drexler chipped nt tO points m thn first half for tlm Kis kets. who sfiot M percent from thn field The Hot knts also heat the trade deadline, sending reserve guard Scott Brooks to the Dallas Maverii ks in uv hinge for Mor ion Wiley and a second round pii k in this year's draft Brooks was on the Itench dur ing the first fialf and apparently found out about the trade at halftime lie will join the Mov ent ks Saturday in Indiana Houston coach Rudv Tom janovic h said he was upset about trading Brooks Brooks apparently wasn't happy, either "I thought Scotty would had a little different about it and he didn't." Tomjanovit fi said ''Thai's all I want to say about it." 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