Dixon and Villanova knock off Providence 75-73
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eric Dixon scored 23 points to lead Villanova and Tyler Perkins sealed the victory with a layup with 42 seconds remaining as the Wildcats took down Providence 75-73 on Friday night.
Dixon also contributed eight rebounds for the Wildcats (12-7, 5-3 Big East Conference). Jhamir Brickus scored 18 points, going 7 of 14 (2 for 6 from 3-point range). Wooga Poplar had 15 points and shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.
Bensley Joseph led the way for the Friars (9-10, 3-5) with 20 points and seven rebounds. Corey Floyd Jr. added 18 points for Providence. Justyn Fernandez finished with 17 points and four assists.
Dixon scored 11 points in the first half and Villanova went into the break trailing 37-32. Brickus scored a team-high 14 points for Villanova in the second half. Villanova outscored Providence by seven points over the final half.
Both teams play Georgetown next, Villanova on Monday at home and Providence at home on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse vs. Enoch Boakye (Friars gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Justyn Fernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Enoch Boakye personal foul | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Jayden Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
16:42 | +2 | Justyn Fernandez makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
16:28 | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 2-2 | |
16:16 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Justyn Fernandez personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â | |
15:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:49 | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 2-5 | |
15:28 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Josiah Moseley turnover (bad pass) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals) | Â | |
14:55 | Â | Jayden Pierre turnover (traveling) | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Josiah Moseley's two point layup | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Bensley Joseph offensive rebound | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse offensive rebound | Â | |
14:21 | +2 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes two point dunk | 4-5 | |
14:05 | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â | |
13:42 | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Josiah Moseley defensive rebound | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Corey Floyd Jr. steals) | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Tyler Perkins blocks Jayden Pierre's two point layup | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 4-7 | |
12:00 | +2 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point jump shot | 6-7 | |
11:30 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse blocks Josiah Moseley's two point dunk | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â | |
11:19 | Â | Jayden Pierre misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Friars defensive rebound | Â | |
11:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:52 | +2 | Eli DeLaurier makes two point dunk (Justyn Fernandez assists) | 8-7 | |
10:36 | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot | 8-9 | |
10:09 | +3 | Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists) | 11-9 | |
9:51 | +3 | Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot | 11-12 | |
9:38 | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Perkins steals) | Â | |
9:32 | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists) | 11-15 | |
9:19 | +3 | Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists) | 14-15 | |
8:51 | +2 | Tyler Perkins makes two point jump shot | 14-17 | |
8:34 | Â | Justyn Fernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point layup | 14-19 | |
8:00 | Â | Kris Parker blocks Justyn Fernandez's two point layup | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Justyn Fernandez personal foul | Â | |
7:36 | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Corey Floyd Jr. (Wildcats gains possession) | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Kris Parker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup | 14-21 | |
6:47 | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul) | Â | |
6:33 | +1 | Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-22 | |
6:33 | +1 | Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-23 | |
6:09 | +3 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 17-23 | |
5:50 | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point layup | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Justyn Fernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
5:30 | +3 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes three point jump shot (Justyn Fernandez assists) | 20-23 | |
5:07 | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Justyn Fernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Justyn Fernandez turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse defensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | +3 | Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Corey Floyd Jr. assists) | 23-23 | |
4:12 | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Longino steals) | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Bensley Joseph personal foul | Â | |
3:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Oswin Erhunmwunse shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â | |
3:34 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 | |
3:34 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 | |
3:10 | Â | Josiah Moseley shooting foul (Corey Floyd Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
3:10 | +1 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 | |
3:10 | +1 | Corey Floyd Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-25 | |
2:57 | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Justyn Fernandez defensive rebound | Â | |
2:50 | +3 | Jayden Pierre makes three point jump shot (Justyn Fernandez assists) | 28-25 | |
2:19 | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 28-27 | |
2:01 | +3 | Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 31-27 | |
1:40 | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Justyn Fernandez turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Bensley Joseph (Friars gains possession) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Bensley Joseph steals) | Â | |
1:09 | +3 | Justyn Fernandez makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 34-27 | |
0:43 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â | |
0:43 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-28 | |
0:43 | Â | Friars 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:43 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-29 | |
0:25 | +3 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Jayden Pierre assists) | 37-29 | |
0:09 | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot | 37-32 | |
0:01 | Â | Corey Floyd Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Friars offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |