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Dixon's 28 lead Villanova over Butler 73-65

AP
Jan 01, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Eric Dixon's 28 points helped Villanova defeat Butler 73-65 on Wednesday night.

Dixon shot 10 for 20 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (9-5, 2-1 Big East Conference). Wooga Poplar scored 18 points while going 7 of 13 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and added 15 rebounds. Jordan Longino shot 3 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

Jahmyl Telfort led the way for the Bulldogs (7-7, 0-3) with 25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Pierre Brooks added 10 points for Butler. The loss was the Bulldogs' sixth straight.

Dixon scored 11 points in the first half and Villanova went into halftime trailing 31-30. Dixon's 17-point second half helped Villanova finish off the eight-point victory.

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Both teams play again on Saturday. Villanova hosts DePaul and Butler travels to play St. John's.

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1st Half
NOVA
Wildcats
30
BUT
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Enoch Boakye vs. Andre Screen (Wildcats gains possession)
19:34	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:02	+2	Andre Screen makes two point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	2-2
18:32		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
18:30		Andre Screen defensive rebound
18:24		Jhamir Brickus shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:24		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:24		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
18:11	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot	5-3
17:49		Jhamir Brickus blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point jump shot
17:47		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
17:37	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	8-3
17:14		Jhamir Brickus blocks Finley Bizjack's two point layup
17:12		Andre Screen offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup	8-5
16:49		Jahmyl Telfort blocks Wooga Poplar's two point layup
16:47		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	8-8
16:10		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
16:08		Andre Screen defensive rebound
15:58	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	8-11
15:35		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
15:33		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
15:22		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
15:20		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
15:15	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point layup	10-11
14:47		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Wooga Poplar steals)
14:20		Enoch Boakye misses two point jump shot
14:18		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
14:10		Patrick McCaffery shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
14:10		TV timeout
14:10	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-11
14:10	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-11
13:54		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
13:52		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
13:40		Tyler Perkins misses two point jump shot
13:38		Kolby King defensive rebound
13:19		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
13:17		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
13:03		Andre Screen blocks Jordan Longino's two point layup
13:01		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Andre Screen makes two point jump shot (Kolby King assists)	12-13
12:26		Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
12:24		Josiah Moseley offensive rebound
12:22		Andre Screen blocks Josiah Moseley's two point layup
12:20		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
12:20		Josiah Moseley shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
11:59	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:38		Tyler Perkins misses two point jump shot
11:36		Kolby King defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point dunk (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	12-17
11:09	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists)	15-17
10:41		Kolby King misses three point jump shot
10:39		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
10:30		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
10:28		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:19		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
10:17		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
9:52		Boden Kapke misses two point layup
9:50		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
9:42	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	18-17
9:10		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
9:10	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-18
9:10		Landon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:10		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
8:57		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
8:55		Josiah Moseley offensive rebound
8:45		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
8:43		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
8:38		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
8:36		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
8:08		Andre Screen misses three point jump shot
8:06		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Tyler Perkins assists)	20-18
7:29	+3	Jahmyl Telfort makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	20-21
7:02		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball)
7:02		TV timeout
6:44		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
6:42		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
6:30		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
6:28		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
6:12		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
6:10		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
5:55		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-22
5:55	+1	Pierre Brooks II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-23
5:41		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
5:39		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
5:34		Jhamir Brickus shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
5:34		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:34		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:34		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
5:10		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
5:08		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
5:01		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
4:59		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	22-23
4:25		Andre Screen misses two point layup
4:23		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Tyler Perkins makes two point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	24-23
3:56	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot	24-26
3:31		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
3:31		TV timeout
3:04	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	24-28
2:37	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	26-28
2:07		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
2:05		Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:00		Jordan Longino personal foul
1:53		Andre Screen offensive foul
1:53		Andre Screen turnover (offensive foul)
1:27	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup (Eric Dixon assists)	28-28
1:10		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
1:10		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	30-28
0:24	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot	30-31
0:15		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:09		Finley Bizjack personal foul
0:06		Landon Moore personal foul
0:04		Evan Haywood personal foul
0:02		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NOVA
Wildcats
43
BUT
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
19:34		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
19:19		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
19:12	+3	Pierre Brooks II makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	30-34
18:41		Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
18:41	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 3	31-34
18:41	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 3	32-34
18:41	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 3 of 3	33-34
18:22	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	33-37
17:58	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	36-37
17:48		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
17:46		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
17:31		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
17:29		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
17:06		Andre Screen misses two point jump shot
17:04		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
16:58	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	39-37
16:31	+2	Andre Screen makes two point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	39-39
16:10	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot	41-39
15:45		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
15:43		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
15:32		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
15:30		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
15:27		Enoch Boakye misses two point layup
15:25		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
15:23		Jhamir Brickus personal foul
15:23		TV timeout
15:06	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists)	41-41
14:49		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
14:46		Boden Kapke defensive rebound
14:26		Eric Dixon personal foul
14:20		Pierre Brooks II turnover (traveling)
14:09		Kolby King personal foul
14:03		Wooga Poplar turnover (traveling)
13:52		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
13:50		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
13:43		Kolby King personal foul
13:39		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
13:37		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	41-43
13:03	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jordan Longino assists)	43-43
12:38		Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
12:38	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-45
12:22		Pierre Brooks II shooting foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
12:22		Jordan Longino misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-45
12:04		Kris Parker shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-46
12:04	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-47
11:40		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
11:38		Boden Kapke defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot (Kolby King assists)	44-49
11:25		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:24		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:24		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
11:12		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass)
10:57	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	44-51
10:57		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
10:57	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-52
10:43		Boden Kapke personal foul
10:38		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
10:36		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
10:35		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
10:35		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	46-52
10:11	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	46-55
10:00	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	48-55
9:41		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
9:39		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
9:19		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
9:17		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	48-58
8:53		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:53		TV timeout
8:47		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
8:45		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
8:32		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul)
8:32		Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:32		Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:32		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
8:17		Kris Parker misses three point jump shot
8:15		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
8:00		Tyler Perkins blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point jump shot
7:58		Jahmyl Telfort offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	48-60
7:32	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	51-60
7:18	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	51-62
7:05		Patrick McCaffery personal foul
6:39		TV timeout
6:39		Eric Dixon offensive foul
6:39		Eric Dixon turnover (offensive foul)
6:39		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
6:37		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
6:27		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
6:25		Kris Parker offensive rebound
6:20		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
6:18		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	51-64
5:42		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
5:40		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
5:17		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
5:15		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	53-64
4:40		Pierre Brooks II misses three point jump shot
4:38		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	55-64
4:08		Kris Parker blocks Finley Bizjack's two point layup
4:06		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:00	+2	Kris Parker makes two point layup (Eric Dixon assists)	57-64
3:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:50		TV timeout
3:39		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
3:37		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
3:24		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Kris Parker draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Kris Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-64
3:24	+1	Kris Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
2:58		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
2:56		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
2:29		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
2:27		Wooga Poplar offensive rebound
2:24	+3	Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	62-64
1:57		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
1:55		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
1:35	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	65-64
1:21		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
1:19		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
1:14		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Longino steals)
1:11	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point layup	67-64
1:03		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:00		Pierre Brooks II turnover (Jordan Longino steals)
1:00		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-64
1:00	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-64
0:45		Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals)
0:43		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul (Kris Parker draws the foul)
0:43		Kris Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:33		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
0:31		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
0:27		Kris Parker shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
0:27		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
0:20		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:20		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Jhamir Brickus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-65
0:20	+1	Jhamir Brickus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-65
0:19		Kris Parker personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
0:19		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
0:17		Boden Kapke personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-65
0:17	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-65
0:09		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
0:07		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Longino defensive rebound