PHILADELPHIA-Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 25 points against his dad's old team, leading Villanova past Temple.
Daniel Ochefu had 16 points and nine rebounds and Kris Jenkins added 15 points to help the Wildcats (23-3) win their sixth in a row. Villanova took its 14th straight game in the Philadelphia Big 5 to claim its third consecutive city series title.
Brunson is the son of former Temple star Rick Brunson. The freshman guard drew jeers from the crowd after spurning his father's alma mater for Villanova.
Trey Lowe scored a career-high 21 points for Temple (16-9).
Penn State 79, Iowa State 75
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-Donovon Jack scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Penn State beat No. 4 Iowa 79-75 on Wednesday night.
The Nittany Lions (13-13, 4-9 Big Ten) had lost five of six, but Shep Garner and Brandon Taylor had 18 points apiece in the school's second victory over a Top 25 team in two weeks. Penn State also beat No. 22 Indiana 68-63 on Feb. 6.
Garner made four of the Nittany Lions' 10 3-pointers. Taylor also had nine rebounds.
Peter Jok scored 28 points for Iowa (20-6, 11-3), and Jarrod Uthoff had 19.
The Hawkeyes pulled within three on Jok's fourth 3-pointer in the final seconds, but the Nittany Lions held on at the line. They made 12 of 14 free-throw attempts over the final 1:25.
The Hawkeyes beat the Nittany Lions 73-49 on Feb. 3 in Iowa City.
XAVIER 85, PROVIDENCE 74
CINCINNATI-Trevon Bluiett scored 17 of his 23 points during Xavier's big first half, and Myles Davis had a triple-double for the Musketeers against Providence.
The Musketeers (23-3, 11-3 Big East) led for all but the opening minute as they piled up 52 points in the first half. They pushed the lead to 21 in the second half and withstood a late run by the Friars (19-8, 7-7) that cut the lead to six.
Davis had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to become the first Xavier player with a triple-double since point guard Tu Holloway against Fordham on Feb. 19, 2011. Jalen Reynolds had 10 points and 15 rebounds, matching his season high on the boards.
Kris Dunn scored 23 points for Providence.
SAINT JOSEPH'S 79, DAYTON 70
PHILADELPHIA-DeAndre' Bembry had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Saint Joseph's beat Dayton for its fourth straight win and 11th in 12 games.
Aaron Brown added 14 points, and Isaiah Miles had 12 points-all in the second half-12 rebounds and five assists to help Saint Joseph's (22-4, 11-2) move into a tie with Dayton and VCU for the Atlantic 10 lead. It was the Hawks' first win over a ranked opponent since they beat then-No. 23 VCU in the A-10 championship on March 6, 2014.
Charles Cooke scored 16 points for Dayton. The Flyers (21-4, 11-2), off to their best start in coach Archie Miller's five-year tenure, had won nine in a row.
LOUISVILLE 72, SYRACUSE 58
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Damion Lee scored 15 points, Trey Lewis added 14 and Louisville pulled away in the second half to beat Syracuse.
The Cardinals (20-6, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a two-game slide, shooting 56 percent in the second half. They held the Orange to 38 percent shooting to stop their five-game winning streak and hand them their worst loss this season.
Chinanu Onuaku added 13 points and 15 rebounds for Louisville.
Trevor Cooney scored 19 points for the Orange (18-9, 8-6).
INDIANA 80, NEBRASKA 64
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-Troy Williams scored 18 points, Robert Johnson had 13 and Indiana beat Nebraska to pull into a tie for the Big Ten lead.
Iowa's surprising loss at Penn State provided an opening for the Hoosiers (21-6, 11-3), and Williams made sure they took advantage of the opportunity. He went 8 for 9 from the field and also had five rebounds and three assists.
Jack McVeigh had 17 points for Nebraska (14-13, 6-8), and Andrew White III added 15 points.