The victory extends Villanova's Big-5 winning streak. Although happy to walk away with the victory, the 'Cats must be thinking that their play will have to be better against a much tougher opponent on New Year's Eve.
The Villanova Wildcats started off hot, jumping off to a commanding 14-0 lead by the first media timeout. Despite cooling off considerably, the lead proved more than enough to hold off the Pennsylvania Quakers, with the end result being a 77-57 victory. Daniel Ochefu was particularly impressive, especially early on, as he had 9 points on 4-4 shooting including two face-up jump shots from about 17 feet (seriously!