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Villanova back in Elite 8 as 3s spoil W. Virginia pressure

BOSTON (AP) Villanova's 3-point party rolled past the intense pressure of West Virginia to bring the Wildcats to the doorstep of another Final Four two seasons after winning a national championship.

The top-seeded Wildcats continued their outside feast in the NCAA Tournament, downing the fifth-seeded Mountaineers 90-78 on Friday night to earn their second trip to the regional finals in three seasons.

Jalen Brunson led Villanova with 27 points and Omari Spellman had 18 with eight rebounds as Villanova overcame the West Virginia press by hitting 13 of 24 shots from 3-point range.

Leaders
Points:	J. Carter	17.3
Rebounds:	S. Konate	7.6
Assists:	J. Carter	6.6
FG%:	J. Carter	42.2%
FT%:	J. Carter	85.8%
3P%:	J. Bolden	41.1%
Steals:	J. Carter	3.0
Blocks:	S. Konate	3.2

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Big 12 Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
4 Kansas	13-5	31-8
14 Texas Tech	11-7	27-10
15 West Virginia	11-7	26-11
Kansas State	10-8	25-12
TCU	9-9	21-12
Oklahoma State	8-10	21-15
Oklahoma	8-10	18-14
Baylor	8-10	19-15
Texas	8-10	19-15
Iowa State	4-14	13-18
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	80.1 (45)
Rebounds:	14.1 (4)
Assists:	15.2 (75)
FG%:	43.6% (236)
FT%:	76.6% (25)
3P%:	35.3% (161)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.6 (101)
Rebounds:	23.8 (280)
Assists:	12.5 (108)
FG%:	42.6% (97)
FT%:	71.2% (185)
3P%:	38.0% (325)