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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The hundreds of Villanova fans at Charlestons TD Arena gathered with coach Jay Wright and his Wildcats to cheer their latest in-season tournament championship.Most of them surely believe winning the Charleston Classic can lead the defending national champions to even bigger celebrations this season.I feel good about where we are, our path, Wright said Sunday night.The Wildcats passed their biggest test yet in staring down UCF and 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall for a 67-57 victory, giving Villanova an in-season tournament title for the fourth straight season.Josh Hart, a preseason All-America selection, scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and was chosen the events MVP. He and his teammates showed their savvy in maneuvering around Fall, whose wingspan is 8 feet, 2 inches.Its genius how they use him, Wright said. Its hard to play them. Theyre a tough team.The Knights anchor Fall near the basket on defense while his teammates switch through different schemes to frustrate opponents. If anyone dares to drive the lane, Fall is waiting to swat it away.On offense, Fall is also underneath waiting for entry passes that he can efficiently jam home for dunks.Fall made all 10 of his shots and finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. He went 26 of 31 from the floor with 34 rebounds in three tournament games and was a constant headache for defenders.All I could do was make it difficult for him to get post touches, said Darryl Reynolds, the 6-9 Villanova forward charged with fronting Fall. You cant block his shot because he does a good job keeping the ball high.Reynolds, a senior starter, finished with two points and fouled out after 26 minutes.Still, it was the Wildcats celebrating. Fans and teammates sang Happy Birthday to Final Four star Kris Jenkins, who had 12 points despite an off shooting night as Villanova ran its November record the past four years to 24-0.It was a great way to spend my birthday, he said. I wouldnt have it any other way.UCF closed to 37-32 on Matt Williams basket with 16 minutes left. Then the Wildcats took off on a 12-3 run to extend the lead. Hart had a jumper and his only 3-pointer in the surge. The Knights never got within single digits after that.Theyve been in that position before, you could tell, UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said. They made the big plays when they needed to make them.Villanova freshman Donte DiVincenzo had 13 points, and Jalen Brunson added 12.Williams scored 17 points for UCF.BIG PICTUREVillanova: The Wildcats showed their resiliency and skill in battering three opponents in Charleston, all by double digits. If youre nitpicking for a deficiency, it might be a lack of height; Reynolds played center most of the weekend.We knew this was coming, Wright said.Villanova has won three games in the past week against teams that had height advantages: No. 15 Purdue, Wake Forest and UCF.UCF: The Knights picture is always big with Fall, the tallest player in the game. The school says he is among the 40 tallest people in the world, too. But UCFs offense at times doesnt run through Fall, maybe because hes still developing his passing skills down low. If that happens, look for the Knights and Fall to take off as he becomes a more versatile player.POLL IMPLICATIONSLook for Villanova to move up a spot after No. 1 Duke lost to seventh-ranked Kansas earlier this week.CHART CLIMBERWright has 359 victories at Villanova, moving past former boss Rollie Massimino into second place on the schools all-time list among coaches. Only Al Severance with 413 stands in front of Wright.UP NEXTVillanova heads home to face the College of Charleston. After the teams spent the past four days crisscrossing each other at TD Arena, they travel to Philadelphia to play Wednesday night.UCF begins a two-game homestand against Seattle on Saturday night.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org Wholesale Diamondbacks Jerseys ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Stitched Diamondbacks Jerseys .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . PAUL, Minn. Diamondbacks Jerseys China . Nathan MacKinnon, Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda also scored for the Avalanche, who won despite being outshot 38-23. MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Hyderabad staged a remarkable recovery against Services with B Sandeep and No. 9 CV Milind, a former India Under-19 player, stitching together 267 - the highest eighth-wicket partnership in the teams history, and also the first instance of a Hyderabad No. 9 scoring a century - to take them to 580 for 9 declared at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.Hyderabad, 141 for 6 at one point on the opening day, resumed on 303 for 7 and continued to pile on the runs. Sandeep, not out on 83 overnight, notched up an unbeaten 203 - his maiden double-hundred in first-class cricket. Milind, the left-arm pacer, scored his maiden first-class century. In response, Services began solidly, ending the day on 77 for no loss. However, there was a moment of concern for Services, with Anshul Gupta having to retire-hurt.A few kilometres south of BKC, Rituraj Singh, who has moved from Rajasthan to Goa, inflicted a big collapse on Kerala as they went from their overnight 290 for 2 to 342 all out at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Riturajs 7 for 42 were his best first-class figures. He bowled nice controlled outswing, according to an expert present at the venue, as Kerala lost their last eight wickets for 41 runs. Five of Riturajs victims were caught behind.As many as seven of Goas batsmen reached double figures, but nobody crossed 33. At stumps, they were 169 for 6, with Saurabh Bandekar and Shadab Jakati, unbeaten on 22 and 19, holding the key for first-innings points.Beginning the day on 99, Rajat Paliwal, who has moved from Services to Haryana, ended six short of a double-hundred as Haryana piled on 502 against Jammu & Kashmir in Cuttack. He was helped along by No. 10 Sanjay Pahal, who scored 59 and was part of a 123-run ninth-wicket ppartnership with Paliwal.ddddddddddddPahal also added 25 with Mohit Sharma for the last wicket, before removing J&K opener Umar Nazir in the first over. Shubham Khajuria (48*) and Pranav Gupta (25*), though, saw J&K through to stumps without further damage. They ended the day on 84 for 1, still 418 behind.Himachal Pradeshs new captain, left-arm spinner Bipul Sharma, took his side close to first-innings points after lifting them from 150 for 6 against Chhattisgarh in Kanpur. Adding 60 for the seventh wicket with Sumeet Varma, Bipul took his side to within 28 of Chhattisgarhs 238.Offspinner Gurvinder Singh gave Himachal a good start to the day as he took three quick wickets to prevent Chhattisgarh from adding many to their overnight 212 for 7. Himachal made a good start, but lost six wickets for 72 after being 78 for 0. Left-arm spinner Sumit Ruikar was the wrecker-in-chief, with his second first-class five-for.DB Prasanth scored a second consecutive hundred, to go with Hanuma Viharis first hundred of the season, as Andhra lost only two wickets in the day on their way to a 206-run lead at stumps against Tripura in Valsad.Andhra resumed on 47 for 1, having bowled Tripura out for 171 the previous evening. They didnt lose a wicket till the 60th over of the day, when left-arm spinner Gurinder Singh (2 for 92) dismissed Prasanth for 129 to end a second-wicket partnership of 240 with Vihari. Ricky Bhui (64) then put on 100 for the third wicket with Vihari, who ended the day unbeaten on 144, along with DB Ravi Teja (10*). Andhra were 377 for 3, after having elected to field on the first day. ' ' '