Last Night In #BIGEASTwbb – 11.25.19
Villanova 63, Georgia 58
The Wildcats won their third straight to move to .500 on the year (3-3), edging the Bulldogs in Georgia on Sunday evening. Tied with 39 seconds left, Raven James drained a three-pointer off a dish from Mary Gedaka to give the Wildcats the advantage which they never relinquished. Bridget Herlihy sank free-throws down the stretch while Maddy Siegrist added an insurance layup with time expiring. Gedaka finished with a game-high 21 points while James added 12. Siegrist tallied eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.
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Creighton 79, Nebraska 74
Led by senior Jaylyn Agnew's seventh career double-double (26 points and 13 rebounds), Creighton collected its fourth consecutive win over Nebraska Sunday evening in Lincoln. Tied at the half, 32-32, the Bluejays owned the final 20 minutes, never trailing and leading by as many as 11. The Bluejays (4-1) drained 14 shots from deep while holding the Huskers to just 3-of-16 from long range. Temi Carda and Olivia Elger each added 18 points for Creighton.
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Providence 63, UMass Lowell 38
Four Friars scored in double figures on the night paced by Chanell Williams' 12 points. Williams also added four rebounds and a game-high four assists. The win moved Providence to a BIG EAST-best 5-0 on the year, the lone remaining undefeated team in the league. The 38 points allowed are the second fewest by a BIG EAST team this season, next to Seton Hall holding VCU to just 33. PC forced 23 Lowell turnovers which it converted into 21 points, holding the River Hawks to just .255 shooting on the night.
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George Washington 52, Georgetown 49
Despite outscoring the host Colonials 16-11 over the final 10 minutes, Georgetown came up just shy on the road on Sunday afternoon. Taylor Barnes tied the game with 1:17 to go, but the Hoyas (1-4) were unable to get a bucket the rest of the way. Brianna Jones scored 12 to lead GU, which was limited to just 1-of-20 from deep on the afternoon, shooting .295 from the field overall.
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Up Next
Just three games will be played before Thursday’s holiday, beginning with two on Monday night. St. John’s will host UMass at 7 p.m. ET, before Marquette looks to slay No. 10/8 Mississippi State at 8 p.m. No. 19/20 DePaul has Tuesday’s lone tilt as the Blue Demons eye their third straight win when they host Milwaukee at 5:30 p.m.
Upcoming Schedule
Monday
UMass at St. John’s, 7 p.m.
10/8 Mississippi State at Marquette, 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Milwaukee at 19/20 DePaul, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday
Georgia Tech vs. Seton Hall, 5:15 p.m.^
West Virginia vs. Creighton, 6:30 p.m.%
Friday
Georgia vs. Butler, 11 a.m.@
Georgetown vs. Loyola Marymount, 3:30 p.m.#
Marquette at Saint Mary’s (CA), 5 p.m.
Temple vs. Creighton, 9 p.m.%
Rutgers/Vanderbilt vs. Seton Hall, TBD^
Saturday
Ohio vs. Butler, 11 a.m.@
Georgetown vs. Fresno State, 1 p.m.#
Marquette vs. Tulsa (at Saint Mary’s), 3 p.m.
St. John’s vs. IUPUI, 5:30 p.m.!
Sunday
Xavier at Robert Morris, Noon
DePaul at Northwestern, 3 p.m.
St. John’s vs, TBD, TBD!
All times Eastern
@Daytona Beach, Fla.
^Bimini, Bahamas
!Las Vegas, Nev.
%Cancun, Mexico
#Los Angeles, Calif.