Villanova cruises past Georgetown in Big East tourney
NEW YORK — Cam Whitmore had 19 points and 10 rebounds in Villanova’s 80-48 win over Georgetown night in the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament. Justin Moore scored 13 points with four 3-pointers for the sixth-seeded Wildcats, who will take on third-seeded Creighton in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Brandon Slater, Brendan Hausen and Mark Armstrong added 10 points apiece. Primo Spears finished with 17 points, seven assists and two steals for the 11th-seeded Hoyas. Jay Heath added eight points and eight rebounds for Georgetown. Brandon Murray also finished with eight points.