college basketball roundup


December 12, 2018 at 12:00a.m.

college basketball roundup

Tuesday’s games

Penn 78, No. 17 Villanova 75

PHILADELPHIA

AJ Brodeur scored 16 points as Penn beat Villanova. Penn fans stormed the court after Villanova’s Phil Booth missed the tying 3-point attempt. The national champion Wildcats had won a city-record 25 straight games against Temple, Saint Joseph’s, La Salle and the Quakers.

No. 23 Furman 77, Charleston Southern 69

GREENVILLE, S.C.

Noah Gurley scored 17 points, Alex Hunter and Andrew Brown had 16 points apiece and Furman pulled away late to beat Charleston Southern.The Paladins (11-0) have been one of college basketball’s biggest surprises with their school-record run to start the season — a stretch that included defeating defending national champs Villanova and a second Final Four team from last year in Loyola-Chicago. Charleston Southern trailed 54-52 on Dontrell Shuler’s layup with less than 10 minutes left. After that, the Paladins went on a 14-4 run to move in front.

Associated Press