In its first game this season as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team, Villanova showed its prowess by winning 87-67 at Temple on Wednesday to improve to 11-0. Jalen Brunson and Omari Spellman each notched career scoring highs.
Brunson scored 22 of his 31 points in the first half when the Wildcats put together a 46-29 lead by halftime. His stat line at the final buzzer was 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, six rebounds, five assists and no turnovers in 38 minutes. Spellman shot 11-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.