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Dixon scores 27, Villanova beats Fairleigh Dickinson 86-72
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Eric Dixon's 27 points helped Villanova defeat Fairleigh Dickinson 86-72 on Wednesday night.
Dixon shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 10 from the line for the Wildcats (7-4). Wooga Poplar shot 7 for 13, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 19 points. Jhamir Brickus went 4 of 8 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
The Knights (4-8) were led in scoring by Terrence Brown, who finished with 27 points and two steals. Fairleigh Dickinson also got 14 points from Jo'el Emanuel. Dylan Jones had 11 points.
Villanova led 45-36 at halftime, with Dixon racking up 13 points. Villanova extended its lead to 78-59 during the second half, fueled by an 11-3 scoring run. Dixon scored a team-high 14 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jacob Warren vs. Enoch Boakye (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 19:59 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | | Â | Jordan Longino personal foul (Jacob Warren draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:27 |  | +3 | Dylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Jo'el Emanuel assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | | +3 | Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Jo'el Emanuel's two point layup | Â |
| 18:40 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:32 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 3-7 |
| 18:18 | | +3 | Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot (Jacob Warren assists) | 6-7 |
| 17:52 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:46 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:39 | | +2 | Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk | 6-9 |
| 17:23 | | Â | Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:23 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 17:23 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 17:09 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 8-11 |
| 16:45 | | Â | Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Enoch Boakye steals) | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | Jordan Longino turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Brayden Reynolds misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Knights offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Jordan Longino personal foul | Â |
| 15:54 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot | 10-11 |
| 15:29 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot (Kris Parker assists) | 10-13 |
| 15:12 | | +3 | Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Terrence Brown assists) | 13-13 |
| 14:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:39 | | Â | Bismark Nsiah shooting foul (Josiah Moseley draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:39 | | +1 | Josiah Moseley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 14:39 | | +1 | Josiah Moseley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-15 |
| 14:22 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Knights defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:46 | | +3 | Jo'el Emanuel makes three point jump shot (Brayden Reynolds assists) | 16-15 |
| 13:29 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals) | Â |
| 13:25 | | +2 | Bismark Nsiah makes two point layup | 18-15 |
| 13:04 | | Â | Bismark Nsiah shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:04 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 13:04 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 12:49 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point layup | 20-17 |
| 12:49 | | Â | Kris Parker shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:34 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 20-19 |
| 12:12 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Cameron Tweedy personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:30 | | +2 | Enoch Boakye makes two point layup (Eric Dixon assists) | 20-21 |
| 11:08 | | Â | Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Cameron Tweedy offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Ahmed Barba-Bey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Cameron Tweedy (Knights gains possession) | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Tweedy steals) | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Jo'el Emanuel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Ahmed Barba-Bey offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Terrence Brown makes two point jump shot | 22-21 |
| 9:54 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Cameron Tweedy defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists) | 24-21 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 24-23 |
| 8:43 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Brown steals) | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot | 24-25 |
| 7:50 | | Â | Tyler Perkins personal foul (Jo'el Emanuel draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:33 | | Â | Jo'el Emanuel misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:13 | | Â | Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Jo'el Emanuel turnover (double dribble) | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Jacob Warren personal foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:22 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists) | 24-28 |
| 6:07 | | Â | Chidube Ekwommadu turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 24-30 |
| 5:42 | | Â | Enoch Boakye personal foul (Jacob Warren draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes two point jump shot | 26-30 |
| 5:09 | | Â | Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass) (Bismark Nsiah steals) | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:36 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 26-33 |
| 4:32 | | Â | Knights 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Kris Parker personal foul (Ahmed Barba-Bey draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Ahmed Barba-Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 28-36 |
| 3:44 | | +3 | Dylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Ahmed Barba-Bey assists) | 31-36 |
| 3:24 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Ahmed Barba-Bey steals) | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Brayden Reynolds shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-37 |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-38 |
| 2:29 | | Â | Dylan Jones turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Brayden Reynolds steals) | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Dylan Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | +3 | Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 31-41 |
| 1:30 | | Â | Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:30 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-41 |
| 1:30 | | +1 | Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-41 |
| 1:27 | | Â | Terrence Brown personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Terrence Brown blocks Wooga Poplar's two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:12 | | Â | Ahmed Barba-Bey defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Bismark Nsiah makes three point jump shot (Ahmed Barba-Bey assists) | 36-41 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup | 36-43 |
| 0:24 | | Â | Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Moseley steals) | Â |
| 0:20 | | Â | Brayden Reynolds personal foul (Josiah Moseley draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:20 | | +1 | Josiah Moseley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-44 |
| 0:20 | | +1 | Josiah Moseley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-45 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Bismark Nsiah misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |