NCAA: It's Samhan vs. the Villanova team

Omar Samhan is putting together one of the truly impressive individual performances of this year's NCAA tournament, with 32 points _ one shy of his career high.

Villanova is countering with balance, especially as Scottie Reynolds struggles to find his shot. Nova has only turned the ball over five times in the game, but a key mistake with 4 1/2 minutes left led to a 3-pointer by Matthew Dellavedova and a 64-61 Gaels lead.

Maalik Wayns came back to score on a nifty drive for Villanova, and the lead is one.

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BYU star Jimmer Fredette had the highest-scoring game of the first round, with 37 points. But he did it on 13 of 26 shooting. Compare …