National Basketball Association
Villanova 65, Pennsylvania 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Where: Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Wally Rutecki, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
5561
By SportsDirect Inc.
Corey Stokes carried the offense with 34 points on 11-of-15 shooting as No. 12 Villanova took down Big 5 foe Pennsylvania, 65-53, on Wednesday.
Antonio Pena added 16 points for the Wildcats (7-1), who take on another Big 5 school when they visit La Salle on Sunday.
After a pair of poor shooting efforts in a loss to Tennessee and a win over St. Joseph’s, coach Jay Wright switched up his lineup a bit against the Quakers, electing to bring senior guard Corey Fisher off the bench. The move did not do much for the struggling Fisher, who finished with four points on 1-of-6 shooting, but Stokes seemed to take off when placed in control.
Stokes scored 14 points and Pena added 10 as Villanova took a 30-23 lead into the break. The Wildcats took their biggest lead with 8:42 left in the game, 47-34, when Stokes buried his fifth 3-pointer.
Zack Rosen scored 20 points to lead Penn, which has to go on the road for its next five games.
Top Game Performances
Villanova |
|
Pennsylvania |
Corey Stokes 34 |
Scoring |
Zach Rosen 20 |
Corey Fisher 6 |
Assists |
Zach Rosen 5 |
Antonio Pena 8 |
Rebounds |
Rob Belcore 5 |
Corey Stokes 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Rosen 3 |
Corey Fisher 5 |
Steals |
Tyler Bernardini 2 |
Isaiah Armwood 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Villanova
|
65 |
48.9 |
5-17 |
16-19 |
16 |
32 |
4 |
10 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
53 |
41.7 |
6-19 |
7-15 |
13 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
|