Temple 74, Villanova 69
Villanova gave a valiant effort but came up just short in a 74-69 setback at Temple Tuesday evening. The Wildcats trailed 56-38 with 4:49 remaining in the third quarter before finishing the frame on a 13-4 run to make it a 60-51 game after three. VU cut the deficit to one with 20 seconds left before Temple connected on four free throws down the stretch to claim the victory. Mary Gedaka led the Wildcats (4-5) with a game-high 20 points to go with five assists and four steals. Junior Cameron Onken and freshman Maddy Siegrist both recorded double-doubles with 17 points and 10 rebounds apiece.
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Midweek action wraps up on Wednesday as No. 16/16 DePaul travels to Notre Dame and Butler hosts No. 12/15 Indiana. The Blue Demons and Fighting Irish will tipoff on the ACC Network at 6:30 p.m. ET, while the Bulldogs and Hoosiers meet at 7 p.m. (
live stream). All 10 BIG EAST teams are quiet until the weekend when four squads play on Saturday, including rivalry games between -/RV Creighton-Wichita State and Xavier-Cincinnati.
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday
16/16 DePaul at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.
12/15 Indiana at Butler, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Wichita State at -/RV Creighton, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at Xavier, 2 p.m.
Rider at Georgetown, 2 p.m.
Alabama State at 16/16 DePaul, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday
High Point at Butler, 2 p.m.
St. John’s at 8/8 Florida State, 2 p.m.
All times Eastern