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Dixon's 24 lead Villanova over Temple 94-65
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eric Dixon had 24 points in Villanova's 94-65 win over Temple on Saturday night.
Dixon added six rebounds for the Wildcats (6-4). Wooga Poplar scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Jordan Longino scored 14 points.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. finished with 20 points for the Owls (4-4). Temple also got 11 points from Zion Stanford. William Settle had 11 points.
Villanova took the lead with 18:54 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Dixon led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 45-29 at the break. Villanova outscored Temple in the second half by 13 points, with Dixon scoring a team-high 11 points after halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Shane Dezonie vs. Eric Dixon (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:10 |  | +2 | Steve Settle III makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | | Â | Zion Stanford shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:54 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Zion Stanford defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | Shane Dezonie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:29 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:17 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | | Â | Enoch Boakye blocks Shane Dezonie's two point layup | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:47 | | +2 | Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:29 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:19 | | Â | Babatunde Durodola shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:19 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-9 |
| 17:10 | | Â | Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:10 | | +1 | Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-9 |
| 17:10 | | +1 | Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 16:55 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Babatunde Durodola defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:37 | | Â | Zion Stanford misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:35 | | Â | Zion Stanford offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Zion Stanford misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Shane Dezonie personal foul | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Tyler Perkins personal foul | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Steve Settle III offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Josiah Moseley personal foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:19 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:02 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Zion Stanford defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Josiah Moseley offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:24 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Josiah Moseley assists) | 4-12 |
| 14:06 | | Â | Zion Stanford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Josiah Moseley defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:46 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:41 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists) | 4-15 |
| 13:22 | | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-15 |
| 13:07 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Enoch Boakye assists) | 6-18 |
| 12:46 | | +2 | Babatunde Durodola makes two point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists) | 8-18 |
| 12:23 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot | 8-21 |
| 12:02 | | Â | Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Steve Settle III draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:02 | | +1 | Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-21 |
| 12:02 | | +1 | Steve Settle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-21 |
| 11:41 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Steve Settle III defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Owls offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Jamal Mashburn Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Elijah Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Owls turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Owls defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Kris Parker personal foul | Â |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-21 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Kris Parker makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists) | 12-24 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Steve Settle III makes three point jump shot (Zion Stanford assists) | 15-24 |
| 9:19 | | Â | Nnanna Njoku turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Gray steals) | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus personal foul | Â |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Gray assists) | 18-24 |
| 8:49 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Aiden Tobiason defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Steve Settle III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Aiden Tobiason steals) | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Josiah Moseley defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot | 18-26 |
| 7:20 | | Â | Jump ball. (Owls gains possession) | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Aiden Tobiason misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Josiah Moseley turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Jordan Longino personal foul (Aiden Tobiason draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Aiden Tobiason misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 6:26 | | Â | Zion Stanford misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Zion Stanford personal foul | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Shane Dezonie defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Shane Dezonie misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:00 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 18-29 |
| 5:28 | | Â | Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jump ball. (Jordan Longino gains possession) | Â |
| 5:12 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot | 18-32 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Steve Settle III assists) | 21-32 |
| 4:52 | | Â | Owls 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:34 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Aiden Tobiason steals) | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Shane Dezonie offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Shane Dezonie turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Longino steals) | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Josiah Moseley offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Josiah Moseley misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Jordan Longino offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point layup | 21-34 |
| 3:32 | | Â | Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Jamal Mashburn Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-34 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 3:19 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 23-37 |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Aiden Tobiason makes three point jump shot (Matteo Picarelli assists) | 26-37 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Aiden Tobiason personal foul | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 26-39 |
| 2:19 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:19 | | +1 | Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-40 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Elijah Gray makes two point layup (Steve Settle III assists) | 28-40 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot | 28-42 |
| 1:34 | | Â | Matteo Picarelli misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Elijah Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Shane Dezonie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Elijah Gray personal foul (Josiah Moseley draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Josiah Moseley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Wooga Poplar offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Gray steals) | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Jordan Longino shooting foul (Shane Dezonie draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Shane Dezonie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Shane Dezonie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-42 |
| 0:48 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Wooga Poplar steals) | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | Steve Settle III shooting foul (Kris Parker draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | Kris Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Kris Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-43 |
| 0:14 | | Â | Aiden Tobiason misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:04 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point dunk | 29-45 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |