Temple Owls vs Villanova Wildcats
Dixon's 24 lead Villanova over Temple 94-65
PHILADELPHIA -- — Eric Dixon had 24 points in Villanova's 94-65 win over Temple on Saturday night.
Dixon added six rebounds for the Wildcats (6-4). Wooga Poplar scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Jordan Longino scored 14 points.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. finished with 20 points for the Owls (4-4). Temple also got 11 points from Zion Stanford. William Settle had 11 points.
Villanova took the lead with 18:54 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Dixon led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 45-29 at the break. Villanova outscored Temple in the second half by 13 points, with Dixon scoring a team-high 11 points after halftime.
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Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Michael Luckie
Referee:Tim Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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