Last Night In #BIGEASTwbb – 2.24.20
Villanova 76, 12/12 DePaul 58
In Harry Perreta’s final regular-season home game at Villanova after 42 seasons, the Wildcats upended the 12
th-ranked and regular-season champion Blue Demons. Cameron Onken tallied just the second triple-double in program history to lead VU with 12 points, 10 assists and a game-high 18 rebounds. Maddy Siegrist recorded her BIG EAST-leading 11th double-double on the season with 29 points and 13 rebounds while becoming the all-time freshman scoring leader in Villanova history with 529 points on the year. With a three-point lead at half, the Wildcats outscored DePaul 43-28 in the final 20 minutes of action. Chante Stonewall led the Blue Demons with 16 points, while Dee Bekelja came off the bench to chip in 14. DePaul, which is second nationally in total three-pointers made and threes per game, was limited to just a 2-of-24 clip from deep in just their second BIG EAST loss of the year. The Wildcats held the rebounding edge 49-35.
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Butler 51, Providence 42
After trailing by one after three quarters, Butler outscored Providence 19-9 in the final frame to pick up its 11th BIG EAST win of the season and remain a half-game back from second-place in the league standings. Oumou Toure led the Bulldogs with a team-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Kristen Spolyar tallied 13 points and six boards to close out her final game at Hinkle Fieldhouse while contributing three steals to the team total of 16. The Bulldogs converted for17 points off of 25 PC turnovers. Mary Baskerville paced the Friars with 14 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double on the season.
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Marquette 76, Georgetown 56
Marquette used a second-half surge and saw three Golden Eagles finish in double figures to push past Georgetown and secure a BIG EAST Tournament First Round bye. MU led by six at halftime before outscoring the Hoyas by 14 points in the final 20 minutes to secure the victory and remain in second place in the BIG EAST standings with one game to play. Selena Lott tallied 18 points to lead MU while Altia Anderson added a career-high 16 points and Lauren Van Kleunen chipped in 15. Marquette dominated the battle on the glass 41-28 with Van Kleunen leading the way with nine boards. Taylor Barnes paced the Hoyas with 15 points and five rebounds while Brianna Jones added 11 points.
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Creighton 76, Xavier 62
Behind 29 points from senior Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton picked up a 76-62 road win at Xavier on Sunday afternoon. After an evenly matched start through the first few minutes, the Bluejays opened up a 17-4 run in the first frame to create early separation. Xavier cut the deficit to just five points halfway through the third quarter before CU went on an 8-0 run of its own to stave off the Musketeers. Creighton’s Rachael Saunders and Temi Carda finished in doubles figures with 14 and 11 points, respectively. A’riana Gray tallied a team-high 21 points for Xavier while Ayanna Townsend neared a double-double with 10 points and nine boards.
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Up Next
Friday, Feb. 28
Villanova at Creighton, 7 p.m.*%
Butler at St. John’s, 7 p.m.*^
Georgetown at Providence, 7 p.m.*^
Xavier at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.*^
Sunday, Mar. 1
Villanova at Providence, 1 p.m.*^
Butler at Seton Hall, 1 p.m.*^
Georgetown at Creighton, 2 p.m.*^
DePaul at Marquette, 3 p.m.*#
Xavier at St. John’s, 4 p.m.*^
*BIG EAST contest
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All times Eastern
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