Penn edges Villanova, rules Philly

AJ Brodeur and Antonio Woods each scored 16 points as Penn beat No. 17 Villanova 78-75 on Tuesday night, the Quakers’ first win over the Wildcats since 2002.

Penn fans stormed the court after Villanova’s Phil Booth missed the tying three-point attempt and set off a regularseason celebration not seen in Philly in years. The defending national champion Wildcats had won a city-record 25 straight games against Big 5 rivals Temple, St. Joseph’s, La Salle and the Quakers.

Penn head coach Steve Donahue, who led Cornell to the Sweet 16 in 2010, might have another blooming Ivy League power. Penn last beat Villanova at the Palestra on Dec. 5, 2001, and hadn’t beat the Wildcats at all since Dec. 10, 2002.

“Just the look, when you come out of the locker room and it’s a sea of red,” Donahue said. “I’m glad we were able to reward them.”

The Wildcats (8-3) hadn’t lost a city series game since dropping a 76-61 decision to Temple on Dec. 5, 2012.

#23 Furman 77, Charleston Southern 69: Furman took another step in its remarkable early-season journey. The Paladins (11-0) pulled away late against Charleston Southern (4-5) in Furman’s first-ever home game as a Top 25 team. The Paladins have defeated Villanova and another Final Four team from last year in LoyolaChicago.

Colorado Colorado’s 78, Tyler New Bey Mexico had his 75: second straight double-double to help the Buffaloes (8-1) to a comeback road win for their sixth straight victory. Anthony Mathis scored 23 to lead the Lobos (4-4), but fouled out with 5.8 seconds left to deprive New Mexico of its best three-point shooter.