JayVaughn Pinkston scored 15 points with seven rebounds to help No. 12 Villanova to a 77-53 win over 14th-ranked VCU in the Legends Classic at Barclays Center.
Darrun Hilliard II netted 14 points and Kris Jenkins supplied 13 points off the bench for the Wildcats (4-0), who played their first game away from home.
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Briante Weber and Melvin Johnson each totaled 13 points for the Rams (3-1).
Treveon Graham, VCU's second-leading scorer who entered the game averaging 18 points per game, had just four points on 2-of-9 shooting.
The Rams' patented "Havoc" defense couldn't stop Villanova on Monday, allowing the Wildcats to make 50 percent of their shots while only mustering a 37.3 percent success rate on the offensive end.
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