The holiday spirits were high, as fans and students alike were dressed in their holiday garb and gathered around to watch Santa Claus help perform the national anthem in front of a jam-packed Finneran Pavilion for an old-school Big 5 battle between Villanova and Penn on Wednesday night.
Although the crowd’s energy was high to begin the game, the Wildcats energy was certainly lacking behind to start, but things quickly changed as the Wildcats eventually got going, furthered by a spark from Cam Whitmore off the bench, en route to a 70-59 win over the Quakers.
The Quakers, much like the rest of the teams Villanova has faced in the early-season slate, started off the game hot.