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Dixon has 22 as Villanova beats NJIT 91-54
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) Eric Dixon scored 22 points as Villanova beat NJIT 91-54 on Friday night.
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Tim Moore Jr. (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:48 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:16 |  | +2 | Jake Goldberg makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Enoch Boakye personal foul | Â |
| 17:56 | | +3 | Levi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Tariq Francis assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:35 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | | +3 | Tim Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists) | 8-6 |
| 16:06 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Jake Goldberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:57 | | +3 | Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists) | 11-6 |
| 15:36 | | Â | Jake Goldberg personal foul | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:16 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point layup | 11-8 |
| 14:55 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Highlanders defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku personal foul | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Highlanders turnover (10-second violation) | Â |
| 14:13 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point layup | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | | Â | Josiah Moseley blocks Jordan Rogers's two point layup | Â |
| 13:53 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:48 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:22 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 11-11 |
| 13:22 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 11-13 |
| 13:02 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Tariq Francis offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Tariq Francis turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:39 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists) | 11-15 |
| 12:21 | | Â | Jordan Rogers turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Jordan Rogers personal foul | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. blocks Wooga Poplar's two point layup | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | +2 | Walt Andrews Jr. makes two point layup | 13-15 |
| 11:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Kris Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Wooga Poplar offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Kris Parker makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists) | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | | Â | Jordan Rogers personal foul (Kris Parker draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Kris Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 11:14 | | Â | Ari Fulton defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Walt Andrews Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:44 | | Â | Josiah Moseley defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul (Kris Parker draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Kris Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:34 | | +1 | Kris Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-18 |
| 10:15 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus personal foul | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Tariq Francis turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Longino steals) | Â |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Kris Parker makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 13-21 |
| 9:31 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Levi Lawal offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:54 | | Â | Kris Parker misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Jake Goldberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Jake Goldberg misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk | 13-23 |
| 8:07 | | Â | Highlanders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Tariq Francis makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists) | 16-23 |
| 7:45 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot | 16-26 |
| 7:18 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Malachi Arrington blocks Wooga Poplar's two point layup | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Malachi Arrington defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:42 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 16-29 |
| 6:21 | | +3 | Levi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Robinson assists) | 19-29 |
| 5:50 | | Â | Levi Lawal shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:50 | | +1 | Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 |
| 5:50 | | +1 | Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-31 |
| 5:39 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 19-34 |
| 4:48 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:26 | | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Tariq Francis defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku personal foul | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Jordan Rogers offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Jordan Rogers makes two point layup | 21-34 |
| 3:27 | | Â | Kris Parker turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Tariq Francis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Josiah Moseley defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:41 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku blocks Sebastian Robinson's two point layup | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Nnanna Njoku assists) | 21-36 |
| 2:05 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Jump ball. Cameron Piggee vs. Jordan Longino (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 1:34 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists) | 21-39 |
| 1:09 | | Â | Eric Dixon personal foul | Â |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Tim Moore Jr. makes two point dunk (Tariq Francis assists) | 23-39 |
| 0:45 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Tim Moore Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Tariq Francis makes two point jump shot | 25-39 |
| 0:21 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:08 | | Â | Sebastian Robinson personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-40 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-41 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Levi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |