Villanova men fall to DePaul; St. Joe’s and Penn women extend winning streaks

Villanova fell, 75-65, to DePaul on Tuesday in Chicago, extending the Wildcats’ losing streak to two games.

Eric Dixon had a double-double (22 points and 10 rebounds) for the Wildcats (8-9, 2-4 Big East). Cam Whitmore (16) and Caleb Daniels (12) also contributed with double figures in scoring. Villanova had beaten DePaul 22 straight times heading into Tuesday’s matchup.

Da’Sean Nelson led DePaul (8-9, 2-4) with 24 points and eight rebounds.

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After a back forth rally in the opening minutes, Villanova held a 31-30 halftime lead. But DePaul’s second-half shooting, where it made 13 of 28 shots from the field, including 7 of 13 from the three point line, overpowered the Wildcats, who made 11 of 28 field attempts, including 4 of 15 from three.

The Wildcats will remain on the road to take on Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday (7 p.m., FS1).

Mackenzie Smith scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds as St. Joseph’s cruised past Loyola Chicago, 58-36, at Hagan Arena.

Talya Brugler finished with 11 points, and Laura Ziegler had a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds). Olivia Mullins had nine points and eight rebounds for the Hawks (14-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10) as they outscored the Ramblers, 24-6, in the fourth quarter.

Sitori Tanin led Loyola Chicago (6-11, 1-3) in scoring with seven points.

St. Joe’s outrebounded Loyola Chicago, 37-28, while holding the Ramblers to 27.6% shooting, including 14.3% from three. The Hawks shot 37.3, including 38.1% from three as they extended their winning streak to four games.

St. Joe’s returns to action Saturday at UMass (2 p.m., ESPN+).

Simone Sawyer had 12 points and Kayla Padilla added 10 in Penn’s 76-30 rout of Hartford on Tuesday at the Palestra, in what appeared to be a total team effort.

The Quakers played their entire bench as 16 players saw action in their 10th straight win of the season. Penn improved to 11-5 overall (3-0 Ivy). The Quakers haven’t lost since a narrow 66-60 defeat against USC on Nov. 23.

Nayeli Dowding led Hartford (0-17) with 13 points.

Penn returns to Ivy League play when it hosts Dartmouth at the Palestra on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN+).

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Temple closed out a 76-72 victory against Tulsa at Donald W Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Sophomore Zach Hicks led the Owls with 14 points and made 4 of 10 shots from deep. Khalif Battle added 13, and Damian Dunn contributed 12.

Tulsa’s Bryant Selebangue led all scorers with 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double. Sam Griffin (16 points) and Anthony Pritchard (13 points) also carried the load.

Temple’s dominant first half gave it a 45-31 lead heading to the locker room. But a 16-0 run by Tulsa (4-11, 0-4 American Athletic Conference) in the opening minutes of the second left the Owls (10-8, 4-1) trailing by two. However, Temple’s clutch free-throw shooting helped the Owls retake and maintain the lead.

Next, Temple will return home to take on Memphis on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN2).