Collin Gillespie looks to score, not pass, in Villanova’s 71-56 victory over Penn

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — Villanova completed its Palestra stand Wednesday night with the same result in much the same fashion — timely shooting, fierce rebounding and a strong game from Collin Gillespie. Gillespie scored a season-high 26 points, shooting 9 of 15 from the field with four 3-pointers, to lift the sixth-ranked Wildcats to a 71-56 victory over Penn before a crowd of about 6,200 inside the historic venue. The Wildcats (5-2, 2-0 City Series), who defeated La Salle 72-46 in the same location on Sunday night, shot 45.6% from the floor and outrebounded the Quakers, 41-26. They recorded only seven…