Four Wildcats scored in double figures, led by Eric Dixon, the nation's leading scorer who finished with a game-high 23 ...

When Floyd missed a chance to give Providence the lead from beyond the arc, ‘Nova’s Wooga Poplar left the door open when he made only one of two free throws — Villanova’s first miss from ...

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.

Providence is 2-5 in its last seven games, surrendering 77.9 points over that stretch. The Friars are coming off a tough loss ...

3-Point Goals_Providence 14-36 (Fernandez 5-10, Joseph 4-7, Abdur-Rahim 2-3, Floyd 2-6, Pierre 1-9, DeLaurier 0-1), Villanova 7-26 (Brickus 2-6, Poplar 2-6, Dixon 2-7, Longino 1-4, Perkins 0-3).

Providence overcomes a slow start to make it a tight contest in the final minute, but ultimately falls to Big East foe on the ...

Erhunmwunse 1-1 0-2 2, Fernandez 6-13 0-0 17, Floyd 5-11 6-6 18, Joseph 6-12 4-4 20, Pierre 1-11 1-3 4, Abdur-Rahim 4-6 0-0 10, DeLaurier 1-2 0-0 2, Barron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 11-15 73.