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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