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#6 Villanova Dominates Seton Hall 80-54

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Darrun Hilliard scored 18 points, Daniel Ochefu had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 6 Villanova cruised to an 80-54 victory over Seton Hall on Monday night.

Dylan Ennis had 12 points and Ryan Arcidiacono and JayVaughn Pinkston each scored 10 to help Villanova (24-2, 11-2 Big East) win its seventh straight game.

Isaiah Whitehead scored led the way with 15 points for Seton Hall (15-11, 5-9). Sterling Gibbs had 12 before he was ejected for a flagrant foul in the second half. The Pirates have lost five in a row.

Coming off a comeback win at No. 19 Butler, the Wildcats led from the start and never let up in avenging a 66-61 overtime loss at Seton Hall on Jan. 3.

Hilliard shot 6 for 16 two days after scoring a career-high 31 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left Saturday to give Villanova a 68-65 victory over Butler.

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