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#23 Villanova Wildcats (26-10)

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Edwards leads Purdue to rout of reigning champ Villanova

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Purdue's Carsen Edwards says he was getting tired of answering questions about his shooting slump.

The Boilermakers' junior star had all the answers Saturday night. He scored a career-high 42 points as Purdue knocked reigning national champion Villanova out of the NCAA Tournament in an 87-61 rout.

Matt Haarms added 18 points and nine rebounds for the third-seeded Boilermakers (25-9), who advanced to their third straight Sweet 16. Ryan Cline added 12 points, all on 3-pointers.

Leaders
Points:	P. Booth	18.6
Rebounds:	E. Paschall	6.1
Assists:	P. Booth	3.8
FG%:	E. Paschall	44.7%
FT%:	P. Booth	74.9%
3P%:	C. Gillespie	37.9%
Steals:	C. Gillespie	1.1
Blocks:	D. Painter	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Big East Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
23 Villanova	13-5	26-10
Marquette	12-6	24-10
Seton Hall	9-9	20-14
Georgetown	9-9	19-14
Creighton	9-9	20-15
Xavier	9-9	19-16
St. John's	8-10	21-13
Providence	7-11	18-16
DePaul	7-11	19-17
Butler	7-11	16-17
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.7 (142)
Rebounds:	10.3 (155)
Assists:	14.0 (127)
FG%:	43.8% (213)
FT%:	72.8% (102)
3P%:	35.2% (134)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.4 (67)
Rebounds:	24.6 (246)
Assists:	13.7 (246)
FG%:	43.6% (179)
FT%:	70.0% (144)
3P%:	34.3% (197)