Acaden Lewis scored 19 points and dished out six assists to help Villanova beat visiting Duquesne 87-77 on Saturday night for its third consecutive victory.

Bryce Lindsay added 18 points and Matt Hodge 15 for the Wildcats (3-1), who handed the Dukes (3-1) their first loss of the season.

Tarence Guinyard's 30-point performance led Duquesne. He was 5-of-6 from beyond the arc while Jimmie Wiiliams added 18 for the Dukes against their former Eastern Eight rival.

Villanova led 45-35 at halftime, then made five consecutive field goals early in the second half, including a 3-pointer from Lindsay, to push its lead to 58-46 with 15:38 left.

The Dukes got as close as six points but could never get over the hump. Vilanova led by as many as 21 but did not make a field goal in the final 4:40.

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