National Basketball Association
Villanova 62, Pennsylvania 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where: Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Nathan Farrell, # Gary Prager, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
8722
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No. 5 Villanova 62, Pennsylvania 47: Daniel Ochefu scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the visiting Wildcats defeated their Big 5 rival.
Ochefu, who shot 8-of-12 and notched his fifth double-double of the season, was nearly the only player to score in double figures as Villanova (17-1) topped Penn for the 12th straight time. Dylan Ennis made a layup with under a minute remaining to finish with 10 points, while Darrun Hilliard II struggled to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting.
Penn reserves Antonio Woods (18 points) and Mike Auger (eight points) combined to shoot 10-of-16, while their teammates were 9-of-30. Tony Hicks also contributed eight points for the Quakers (4-9), who were doomed by 17 turnovers and 3-of-13 3-point shooting.
Ochefu scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting in the first half, but his teammates made only 6-of-25 attempts as the Wildcats led 23-21 at the break. The Quakers shot a respectable 9-of-20 in the opening 20 minutes but had 11 first-half turnovers and committed another to spark a quick 5-0 run that gave Villanova some breathing room, 38-32, midway through the second half.
Penn rallied within 38-37, but Ochefu found Ryan Arcidiacono for a 3-pointer, then fed Ennis for a jumper before dunking to cap a 7-0 run that permanently halted the Quakers' momentum. Ochefu added two layups and four foul shots in the final 4:03 to help wrap up the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After recording 24 assists on 28 baskets against Xavier on Wednesday, Villanova had 20 assists on 23 buckets in this one. Ennis had a team-high five assists, while Ochefu added four. ... The Quakers outrebounded the Wildcats 37-34, led by nine from Auger. ... The Wildcats only committed six turnovers, giving them a total of 11 in the last two games.
Top Game Performances
Villanova |
|
Pennsylvania |
Daniel Ochefu 21 |
Scoring |
Antonio Woods 18 |
Dylan Ennis 5 |
Assists |
Tony Hicks 3 |
Daniel Ochefu 10 |
Rebounds |
Mike Auger 9 |
Daniel Ochefu 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Auger 2 |
Dylan Ennis 4 |
Steals |
Antonio Woods 1 |
Darrun Hilliard 1 |
Blocks |
Darien Nelson-Henry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Villanova
|
62 |
41.8 |
6-18 |
10-20 |
20 |
28 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
Pennsylvania
|
47 |
41.3 |
3-13 |
6-11 |
11 |
32 |
4 |
1 |
17 |