Top 25 Roundup: Villanova rolls over UCF

? Corey Fisher made his first basket, then another. The Villanova freshman didn’t stop until the No. 20 Wildcats finished off Central Florida in the opening round of Old Spice Classic.

“I just got a little confident when I hit my first shot,” the 6-foot-1 freshman guard from Bronx, N.Y., said after scoring 10 of his 18 points in the second half of a 76-68 victory at Disney World on Thursday night.

Fisher missed the Wildcats’ season opener because of tendinitis in his left knee, then played four scoreless minutes in his college debut against Bucknell earlier this week.

Nevertheless, he looked very comfortable taking some of the offensive burden off Villanova stars Scottie Reynolds and Shane Clark.

“We’re not even seeing him at 100 percent,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “He missed a lot of practice. … But he’s been very, very coachable. I’m very pleased with his effort.”

Reynolds scored 19 and made five free throws in the final 1:42. Reggie Redding joined Fisher in delivering clutch second-half performance for the Wildcats (3-0), who led by 10 before UCF (2-1) rallied to keep the outcome in doubt until the closing seconds.

“We are a little unorganized and a little sloppy,” Wright said of his young team. “UCF was a very organized, experienced team and I think they showed basketball intelligence a little more than us.”

With Clark on the bench in foul trouble, Fisher scored eight straight for Villanova during one stretch, including consecutive 3-pointers that gave the Wildcats some breathing room after UCF pulled within 56-53.

Redding scored all 14 of his points after halftime. His jumper put Villanova up 66-58, and he added a pair of free throws after Mike O’Donnell made two foul shots to trim UCF’s deficit to 66-63 with 1:59 to go.

No. 19 Southern Illinois 63, Chattanooga 41

Anaheim, Calif. – Randal Falker scored 21 points and Southern Illinois dominated the second half in a victory over Chattanooga in the opening round of the inaugural Anaheim Classic.

Bryan Mullins added 10 points for the Salukis, who reached the final 16 of the NCAA Tournament last season.