Columbia Lions at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Columbia beats Villanova 90-80
De La Rosa added three steals for the Lions (2-0). Avery Brown scored 18 points, going 5 of 7 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Kenny Noland had 14 points and went 6 of 10 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range).
Eric Dixon led the Wildcats (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 33 points, six rebounds and three steals. Villanova also got 16 points and seven rebounds from Wooga Poplar. Jordan Longino also had 14 points.
Columbia led Villanova at the half, 39-37, with De La Rosa (10 points) its high scorer before the break. The second half featured six lead changes before Columbia secured the victory. Brown scored 13 second-half points to help seal the win.
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Matchup Prediction
Villanova: 95.5%
Columbia: 4.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kris Parker made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Perkins. | 90 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Wooga Poplar Offensive Rebound. | 90 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kris Parker missed Three Point Jumper. | 90 - 78 |
Statistics
 COLU |
 VILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-54 | FG | 27-60 |
| 53.7 | Field Goal % | 45.0 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 34.4 |
| 24-26 | FT | 15-17 |
| 92.3 | Free Throw % | 88.2 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 27 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Finneran Pavilion
Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Butler | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |