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MBB Minute: Villanova Earns Third Straight Title, Marquette Edges Georgetown

Kris Jenkins tied a school record with eight 3-pointers to lead Villanova to an 83-62 victory over visiting DePaul on Tuesday and earn the school's third straight BIG EAST regular-season title. Jenkins finished with a career-high 31 points. Josh Hart added 18 points, which also helped the Wildcats improve to 26-4 overall and 15-2 in league play.

Freshman Eli Cain led DePaul with 14 points. Myke Henry added 13 points and nine rebounds. The Blue Demons will be the No. 9 seed in next week's BIG EAST Tournament Presented by the Jeep Brand.

Marquette's 88-87 win over Georgetown did not decide any tournament seeds.