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Villanova to 7th Final Four, beats Houston 50-44 in South

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Villanova coach Jay Wright has won national championships with well-balanced and fundamentally sound teams, yet even he knew staying in contention for another title was going to take a rugged and exhaustive effort.

Ugly at times, the final result was beautiful for the Wildcats, who are going to their third Final Four in the past six NCAA Tournaments.

Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova grinded out a 50-44 victory over gritty and athletic Houston team in the South Region final Saturday.

Leaders
Points:	M. Sasser	17.7
Rebounds:	J. Carlton	6.2
Assists:	J. Shead	5.8
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	K. Edwards	33.3%
Steals:	M. Sasser	2.2
Blocks:	F. White Jr.	1.4

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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American Athletic Conference Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
15 Houston	15-3	32-6
SMU	13-4	24-9
Memphis	13-5	22-11
Temple	10-7	17-12
Tulane	10-8	14-15
UCF	9-9	18-12
Wichita State	6-9	15-13
Cincinnati	7-11	18-15
East Carolina	6-11	15-15
Tulsa	4-14	11-20
South Florida	3-15	8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	74.8 (71)
Rebounds:	13.3 (8)
Assists:	16.2 (13)
FG%:	46.5% (47)
FT%:	66.7% (324)
3P%:	33.8% (185)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	58.8 (3)
Rebounds:	25.7 (134)
Assists:	10.8 (43)
FG%:	37.1% (1)
FT%:	71.7% (184)
3P%:	28.8% (10)