Overview
- The Wildcats went 15-for-31 from three-point range (48.4%) and closed the first half on a 17-2 run to seize control at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Bryce Lindsay hit 5 of 6 from deep for 18 points, Devin Askew added 17 off the bench, and Duke Brennan posted 15 points and 10 rebounds to earn game MVP honors.
- Villanova improved to 7-1 and secured its 30th Big 5 championship, the program’s first under the event’s new centralized Classic format.
- Penn committed 14 turnovers, shot 4-for-12 at the line, and saw leading scorer Ethan Roberts held scoreless before exiting with an injury.
- Elsewhere in the tripleheader, St. Joseph’s beat Temple 70-69 on a Deuce Jones II buzzer-beater for third place, and La Salle topped Drexel 69-64 for fifth.