National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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