ning period to send Wake Forest down 41-25. Hart hit six from behind the arc with few defenders nearby.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith No. 1 Dukes los

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Josh Hart loved Villanovas defense, saying it was biggest reason why the third-ranked Wildcats blew past Wake Forest on Friday.Harts shooting helped a bunch, too.Hart scored a career-high 30 points off six 3-pointers to lead the Wildcats to a 96-77 victory over Demon Deacons. Villanova (4-0) advanced to the finals of the Charleston Classic, slowing down a Wake Forest offense that scored 103 points a day earlier.We were all ready, Hart said.Especially Hart, the senior preseason All-American who made five of his teams first six shots to put the Wildcats up 16-8. Villanovas team defense made certain Wake Forest (3-1) would not mount a comeback.Our defense really fueled our offense, Hart said. Getting those stops early on got us playing basketball.Hart hit 11 of 14 shots overall and six of his eight long-range attempts. He added four rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.Mikal Bridges had 19 points and Kris Jenkins, the hero of Villanovas championship win last April, added 16.Wake Forest never could get back in it.John Collins had 17 points to lead six Demon Deacons in double-figure scoring. The team shot 50 percent (29 of 58) and had just four turnovers. Not a bad showing against the countrys No. 3 team?We lost by 20, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said. It was a beat down.Villanova will play UCF or the College of Charleston for the title on Sunday night.Not everything went right for Hart, who was whistled for a technical foul late in the second half with his team ahead double digits when he got tied up and jawed with Wake Forests Bryant Crawford down low.Still, he surpassed his previous top total of 27 points against Akron last season.Wake Forest made a late run, slicing a 20-point deficit to 87-75 on John Collins bucket with 3:55 to go. But Jalen Brunson answered with an uncontested jam for the defending NCAA Tournament champions.When Kris Jenkins recovered a loose ball moments later, the Wildcats and coach Jay Wright celebrated as if theyd won another national title.BIG PICTUREVillanova owns November. The Wildcats are among the best starters in college basketball and continued that against Wake Forests powerful offense (Deacons came in averaging 92 points a game) for its 23rd straight November victory. Villanova has won early season November tournaments in 2013-14 (Battle 4 Atlantis), 2014-15 (Legends Classic) and 2015-16 (NIT Season Tipoff). Theyll for a fourth consecutive November crown on Sunday night at TD Arena.These tournaments are great, Wright said. These guys, they get this. Its fun to be a part of this.Wake Forest does not yet have the defense to match its offense. The Demon Deacons got in a first-half hole by leaving Villanovas senior stars Hart and Jenkins wide open for several 3-pointers. Jenkins hit two straight in the opening period to send Wake Forest down 41-25. Hart hit six from behind the arc with few defenders nearby.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith No. 1 Dukes loss earlier this week, count on Villanova to move up a spot as long as it lifts the Charleston Classic trophy on Sunday night.INJURY CONCERNSWright said freshman forward Tim Delaney will have an MRI done on his surgically repaired hip and is unsure when hell return. Wright said junior guard Phil Booth was held out because of continuing tendinitis worries in his left knee after offseason surgery. Booth played 23 minutes on Thursday and Wright thought resting until Sunday would do him well.UP NEXTVillanova: Will play either College of Charleston or UCF on Sunday for Charleston Classic championship.Wake Forest: Will play either College of Charleston or UCF on Sunday for third place at the Charleston Classic. Authentic Shoes For Cheap . 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Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. Alarm bells arent ringing at Waverley Park, with Grant Birchall noting Hawthorn remain ladder leaders and will learn plenty from Saturdays reality check.The Hawks suffered a shock 29-point loss to Melbourne in round 20, meaning their buffer atop the AFL ladder is just a single victory.Another defeat against North Melbourne or West Coast in the next fortnight could cost the flag favourites a spot in the top four.That would be a major blow to the clubs hopes of a fourth straight premiership.Weve had a really good year. Weve won more games than any other team in the competition, Birchall told AAP.Were sitting on top of the ladder, so I think were still in a pretty good position.Well just regroup and go again.Birchall is one of a handful of Hawthorn players chasing their fifth premiership medal.The rebounding defender conceded the Hawks had plenty to work on after succumbing to the 11th-placed Demons.Its a bit of a reality check ... weve got to sharpen up,, otherwise well be drawn back to the pack, Birchall said.ddddddddddddWell have a look at the tape and address a few things that we need to get better at.They were just too good.We kicked pretty inaccurately ... they really hurt us on turnovers.Their intensity was better. We missed tackles. They just dominated us ... we didnt rock up to play.Ben Stratton (pec) and late withdrawal James Frawley (shoulder) were added to Hawthorns injury list on Saturday, stretching their defence.Birchall denied complacency was a factor in the patchy performance.Not at all, we understand its a really tight and tough competition, he said.No matter who youre playing, if youre just that five per cent off then youre going to get caught out.Wed won nine in a row. Maybe this loss will spark us up a little bit, hopefully we can get on a bit of a roll. ' ' '