DePaul Blue Demons at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dixon scores 24, Villanova takes down DePaul 94-69
Dixon also had six rebounds and three steals for the Wildcats (11-5, 4-1 Big East Conference). Brendan Hausen shot 6 for 7, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 17 points. Mark Armstrong had 15 points and finished 6 of 9 from the field.
Da'Sean Nelson led the Blue Demons (3-13, 0-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and six rebounds. Chico Carter Jr. added 14 points for DePaul. In addition, Jalen Terry finished with 12 points and six assists.
Villanova took the lead with 13:45 left in the first half and did not give it up. Hausen led their team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 42-32 at the break. Villanova outscored DePaul by 15 points over the final half, while Dixon led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
Villanova plays Marquette on the road on Monday, and DePaul hosts Providence on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jalen Terry made Free Throw. | 69 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jalen Terry made Free Throw. | 68 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Brendan Hausen. | 67 - 94 |
Statistics
 DEP |
 VILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 33-59 |
| 46.3 | Field Goal % | 55.9 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 11-16 | FT | 20-21 |
| 68.8 | Free Throw % | 95.2 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
| UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
| Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |