
NJIT Highlanders at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballDixon has 22 as Villanova beats NJIT 91-54
Dixon added 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (2-1). Wooga Poplar scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds. Enoch Boakye shot 4 of 4 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 12 points.
Tariq Francis led the way for the Highlanders (0-2) with 12 points and six assists. Tim Moore Jr. added 12 points and two blocks.
Villanova took the lead with 13:22 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Dixon led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 41-25 at the break. Villanova pulled away with a 12-0 run in the second half to extend its lead to 30 points. Dixon led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 91 |
2nd 0:02 | Nnanna Njoku Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 91 |
2nd 0:06 | Cameron Piggee missed Jumper. | 54 - 91 |
2nd 0:17 | Tyler Perkins made Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 91 |
Statistics
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21-50 | FG | 32-56 |
42.0 | Field Goal % | 57.1 |
10-25 | 3PT | 11-23 |
40.0 | Three Point % | 47.8 |
2-5 | FT | 16-22 |
40.0 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
21 | Rebounds | 38 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
13 | Assists | 16 |
1 | Steals | 3 |
3 | Blocks | 5 |
12 | Turnovers | 5 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
0 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
19 | Fouls | 14 |
5 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information

Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Bryant | 14-2 | - | 23-12 |
Vermont | 13-3 | 1 | 21-12 |
Maine | 10-6 | 4 | 20-14 |
UAlbany | 8-8 | 6 | 17-16 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 7 | 15-17 |
UMass Lowell | 6-10 | 8 | 17-15 |
New Hampshire | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
UMBC | 5-11 | 9 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 11 | 6-25 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |