– Penn’s Mark Zoller was the game’s leading scorer, with a career high 33 points on 9-of-12 shooting — including 22 points in the first half. Zoller also matched Sumpter’s 10-for-10 performance from the charity stripe.

– Penn turned over the ball 17 times in the first half, leading to 28 Villanova points.

– The Quakers outrebounded the Wildcats 33 to 26, including 12 offensive rebounds against 11 Wildcats defensive rebounds, but Villanova had 19 second-chance points to Penn’s nine.

– Penn’s Brian Grandieri scored 14 points, but made only one of two field goal attempts in the second half and four of six in the game.

– Though Penn made 27 of 37 free throw attempts, eight of the missed shots came in the final 8:50 of the game.

– The Quakers outshot the Wildcats 57.8 percent to 45.3 percent, but Villanova had a 64-45 advantage in attempts, including a 33-16 margin in three-pointers.

– The 188 combined points were the most in the history of the series. The previous high was 170 in 1974.

– After wrapping up a 3-1 homestand, Penn will head out on the road for a date with Navy in Annapolis on Thursday, December 7 at 8:00 pm ET, televised on CSTV.

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