#6 Villanova struggles past Penn 71-56

The #6 Villanova Wildcats defeated the Pennsylvania Quakers 71-56 on Wednesday night at the Palestra.

While a win is a win, this one will not do much to assuage the concerns of Villanova fans.

While the ‘Cats held a 33-21 lead at the half, it was a pretty ugly first half of basketball, specifically on the offensive end. Collin Gillespie finished the first half with 13 points on 4-8 shooting, including 3-5 from deep, while Brandon Slater chipped in 9 of his own. However, Justin Moore could not find his stroke early - going 1-5 from three. The bench - mainly Arcidiacono and Daniels - tallied major minutes but shot a collective 1-8 from the field.

Coming out of the half, the ‘Cats struggled to…