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Last Night In #BIGEASTwbb – 12.10.21

RV/- DePaul 94, 14/14 Kentucky 85 
The Blue Demons shot .513 from the field, outrebounded the host Wildcats 46-30 and saw five players score in double figures, including two with double-doubles, to earn the upset win over No. 14 Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Thursday night. Kentucky-born Lexi Held tallied 10 points and 11 assists, while rookie sensation Aneesah Morrow went for 18 points and 17 rebounds. Deja Church posted a DePaul-high 20 points off 9-of-15 shooting. Thursday's victory marked the first top-25 win for DePaul (8-2) since taking down then-No. 9 Kentucky on December 16, 2020 at Wintrust Arena.
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Villanova 76, James Madison 67 
The story of the night was the return of Wildcat star forward Maddy Siegrist who came back to the line-up after missing the last six games due to an injury. Siegrist was sensational in the win with a double-double of 36 points and 17 rebounds. She was 13-of-26 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 9-of-14 from the foul line. Villanova (4-5) never trailed in the contest, shooting .443 from the field, while limiting JMU to just 2-of-14 from deep. Lior Garzon added 16 points and four steals for the Wildcats.
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Georgetown 68, George Washington 63 
Georgetown used a big second-half comeback behind a career night from graduate student Milan Bolden-Morris to pick up the 68-63 victory over crosstown rival George Washington Thursday evening at McDonough Arena. Bolden-Morris registered a career-high 26 points to go along with four boards and two steals. She was 6-10 from beyond the arc and went 4-4 at the line. The Hoyas (5-4) trailed by as many as 14 in the second quarter before an explosive 27-point third in which they limited GWU to just nine points. GU shot a blistering .714 in the second half to mount the comeback.
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RV/RV Georgia Tech 57, 3/2 UConn 44 
With both teams struggling to muster offense, the game was tied at halftime (28-28) and at the end of the third quarter (39-39). Georgia Tech pulled away in the fourth before a raucous crowd of 4,578 to snap UConn's 240-game winning streak against unranked opponents. The Huskies' last such loss came against St. John's on Feb. 18, 2012. Christyn Williams led UConn (5-2) with 13 points while Olivia Nelson-Ododa had her second straight double-double, posting 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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Up Next
Just one game is on the calendar Friday night as Butler hosts Denver at 6 p.m. ET in a game streaming on FloSports. A five-game Saturday includes No. 3/2 UConn against RV/24 UCLA at 1 p.m. on ABC in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Also on Saturday, Seton Hall travels to -/RV Princeton at noon (ESPN+), Providence hosts Quinnipiac at 1 p.m. (FloSports), St. John’s welcomes La Salle at 1 p.m. (FloSports) and Marquette hosts North Dakota at 5 p.m. (FloSports).
 
Upcoming Schedule
Friday
Denver at Butler, 6 p.m.* Stats FloSports
Saturday
Seton Hall at -/RV Princeton, Noon Stats ESPN+
La Salle at St. John’s, 1 p.m. Stats FloSports
Quinnipiac at Providence, 1 p.m. Stats FloSports
3/2 UConn vs. RV/25 UCLA (Newark, N.J.), 1 p.m. ABC
North Dakota at Marquette, 5 p.m. Stats FloSports
Sunday
St. John’s at Wagner, 2 p.m. Stats NEC Front Row
Butler at Illinois, 3 p.m. Stats BTN+
23/20 Oregon State at Villanova, 1 p.m. Stats FloSports
Arizona State at Creighton, 2 p.m. Stats FloSports
Xavier at Cincinnati, 2 p.m. Stats ESPN+
All times Eastern