Villanova Wildcats at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dixon's 28 lead Villanova over Butler 73-65
Dixon shot 10 for 20 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (9-5, 2-1 Big East Conference). Wooga Poplar scored 18 points while going 7 of 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and added 15 rebounds. Jordan Longino shot 3 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
Jahmyl Telfort led the way for the Bulldogs (7-7, 0-3) with 25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Pierre Brooks added 10 points for Butler. The loss was the Bulldogs' sixth straight.
Dixon scored 11 points in the first half and Villanova went into halftime trailing 31-30. Dixon's 17-point second half helped Villanova finish off the eight-point victory.
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Both teams play again on Saturday. Villanova hosts DePaul and Butler travels to play St. John's.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Patrick McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jordan Longino made Free Throw. | 73 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jordan Longino made Free Throw. | 72 - 65 |
Statistics
 VILL |
 BUT |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 22-52 |
| 42.4 | Field Goal % | 42.3 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 34.6 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
| 14-16 | FT | 12-23 |
| 87.5 | Free Throw % | 52.2 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 8,284 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 16-2 | - | 25-4 |
| Creighton | 13-4 | 2.5 | 20-8 |
| Marquette | 12-5 | 3.5 | 21-7 |
| UConn | 11-6 | 4.5 | 19-9 |
| Xavier | 10-7 | 5.5 | 18-10 |
| Villanova | 10-8 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Georgetown | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-12 |
| Butler | 6-11 | 9.5 | 13-15 |
| Providence | 6-11 | 9.5 | 12-16 |
| Seton Hall | 2-15 | 13.5 | 7-21 |
| DePaul | 2-16 | 14 | 11-18 |