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Villanova secures 76-57 win over DePaul

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Perkins scored 20 points as Villanova beat DePaul 76-57 on Wednesday.

Perkins added six rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats (23-7, 14-5 Big East Conference). Duke Brennan added 15 points while shooting 7 of 9 from the field while they also had 12 rebounds. Devin Askew finished with 14 points.

Brandon Maclin led the Blue Demons (16-14, 8-11) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and four assists. NJ Benson added 11 points for DePaul. CJ Gunn finished with 10 points.

The game was tight heading into the half, as Villanova held a two-point lead, 26-24. Perkins paced their team in scoring through the first half with 11 points. Villanova took the lead for what would be the final time on Perkins’ free throw with 18:20 left in the second half. His team would outscore DePaul by 17 points in the final half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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