Eric Dixon scored a game-high 25 issues and Jordan Longino added 19 to steer 4 avid gamers in double figures as host Villanova rolled to a 100-56 rout of DePaul on Saturday afternoon.
Jhamir Brickus notched a double-double of eleven issues and 11 assists for the Wildcats and Wooga Poplar had 17 issues.
Lengthy-range capturing and protection boosted Villanova (10-5, 3-1 Giant East), which led via as many as 45 issues in opposition to DePaul (9-6, 0-4). 4 Wildcats drilled a minimum of 3 3-pointers, sparked via a 5-for-5 effort from Longino.
The Blue Demons, in the meantime, shot simply 7-for-27 (25.9 p.c from deep) in comparison to 59.3 p.c for Villanova. DePaul averaged 11 made 3s according to recreation this season getting into play.
Jacob Meyer paced the Blue Demons with 13 issues whilst Isaiah Rivera had 11, N.J. Benson and Layden Blocker each and every had 10. DePaul shot simply 33.3 p.c and completed minus-10 at the glass. The Wildcats’ Enoch Boakye grabbed 14 rebounds.
A shoulder harm restricted DePaul level guard Conor Enright to simply 8 mins. Ahead David Skogman, a fellow starter and the workforce’s best rebounder, ignored his 3rd consecutive recreation with a proper leg harm.
Villanova raced to a 13-0 lead over the outlet 3:54, scoring on Dixon’s turnaround jumper off the outlet tip and not taking a look again. Dixon, who entered play because the country’s main scorer at 26 issues according to recreation, contributed six issues to the early surge.
DePaul registered its first issues when Meyer swished 3 loose throws on the 15:33 mark of the primary part. The Blue Demons were given their first box objective on a Blocker soar shot with 13:54 to move within the part.
Whilst the Wildcats regrouped to take a 23-point benefit overdue within the part, Benson scored 5 issues all through a 10-0 reaction to offer the Blue Demons optimism. DePaul allowed sufficient time for one remaining Villanova ownership, despite the fact that, and the hosts capitalized with a Dixon trey from the highest of the important thing within the ultimate seconds to take a 48-32 lead into the wreck.
DePaul’s Giant East regular-season shedding streak grew to 36 video games. Saturday marked the Wildcats’ greatest margin of victory in opposition to the Blue Demons in class historical past.
–Box Degree Media
