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Inside the City: A glance at the City Six teams

DREXEL Drexel has struggled all season on offense, but the Dragons hit a low during Saturday's 60-38 loss at the College of Charleston. Drexel trailed, 30-10, at the half and was 1 of 17 from the field in the opening 20 minutes.

DREXEL

Drexel has struggled all season on offense, but the Dragons hit a low during Saturday's 60-38 loss at the College of Charleston. Drexel trailed, 30-10, at the half and was 1 of 17 from the field in the opening 20 minutes.

"We were terrible," head coach Bruiser Flint said during Tuesday's Colonial Athletic Association conference call. "We had one field goal against the College of Charleston. You can't keep shooting 30 percent every game."

The Dragons ended the game shooting 8 for 34 (23.5 percent). For the season they are shooting 37.5 percent.

What had to make the loss more frustrating was that the Dragons' lone CAA win was over the College of Charleston, 61-54, on Jan. 9.

COMING UP

Thursday at Delaware, 7 p.m.

Saturday at Northeastern, 1 p.m.

TEMPLE

Obi Enechionyia had been in a funk, but he is playing some of his best basketball of the season. The 6-foot-9 sophomore is averaging 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds, but he has scored in double figures in four consecutive games. His longest previous stretch was two consecutive games.

In the last four games, he is averaging 15.5 points and is shooting 10 of 23 from three-point range.

"That comes with being more aggressive and confident," Enechionyia said. "Every time I catch the ball I feel like I can score now."

Earlier in the season he was getting in foul trouble that limited his minutes. Over the last four games he has averaged 2.5 fouls per game.

COMING UP

Thursday vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m., ESPN2

Sunday vs. South Florida, 3 p.m., CBS-SN

PENN

Center Darien Nelson-Henry has been hobbled with an ankle injury, but he gave the Quakers a major boost in their wins over the weekend against Dartmouth and Harvard. Nelson-Henry averaged 18.5 points and eight rebounds in helping the Quakers earn their first two Ivy League wins. He was also named Big Five player of the week.

"We were very concerned about him because he really hadn't practiced much and was feeling pain," Penn coach Steve Donahue said. "I don't think he really started to feel OK until the second half against Dartmouth, and we rode it through Saturday."

For the season, he is averaging 12.3 points and 8.1 rebounds for the young Quakers.

"He is such a good player, and we play through him so much in the low post, and it's great to rely on a veteran player like him," Donahue said.

COMING UP

Friday at Columbia, 7 p.m.

Saturday at Cornell, 6 p.m.

VILLANOVA

On a deep Wildcats team, 6-7 redshirt freshman swingman Mikal Bridges has earned playing time largely due to his defense. Entering Tuesday's game at DePaul, Bridges was averaging 20.7 minutes per game.

"I would say he has been our biggest surprise," Villanova coach Jay Wright said of the Great Valley High School product. "We knew he was good, but to be one of our top defensive players right away was not something we expected."

Wright says that Bridges' versatility is a key.

"He has been able to guard multiple positions," Wright said. "He really uses his length and quickness to his advantage."

COMING UP

Saturday vs. St. John's at the Wells Fargo Center, 8 p.m., CBS-SN

LA SALLE

Tony Washington is among the area's most improved players. The 6-10 redshirt sophomore averaged 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds last season. This season, Washington is averaging 7.6 points and 7.5 rebounds in 27.5 minutes.

Injuries have created a lack of depth, but that enabled Washington to see considerable time and develop. While the season has been frustrating for the 5-16 Explorers, the development of Washington bodes well down the road.

"He has become a quality Atlantic Ten big guy and one of the players we think we can win with in the future," coach John Giannini said.

COMING UP

Wednesday at Davidson, 7 p.m.

Saturday at St. Joseph's, 8 p.m., CSN