No. 6 Villanova tops Penn 71-56 at Palestra for Big 5 win

Published December 1, 2021 7:05 PM

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 26 points, Brandon Slater had 16 and No. 6 Villanova avoided a second straight court-storming at Penn with a 71-56 win. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers with 21 points. Penn did make 13 3-pointers. The Wildcats had won a city-record 25 straight games before it lost to Penn in 2018 and hasn’t lost a Big 5 game again over that span. Gillespie hit four 3-pointers and went 9 for 15 overall from the floor.

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