Eric Dixon and Tyler Burton each scored 15 points to lead No. 22 Villanova to a 90-63 win over American in their season opener. The Wildcats led by as many as 32 in the first game of what they expect to turn into a bounce-back season after a 17-17 finish in coach Kyle Neptune’s first year. Colin Smalls led the Eagles with 16 points.
Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune, front left, shouts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against American, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Villanova, Pa. American guard Lorenzo Donadio keeps the ball away from Villanova guard Justin Moore during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Villanova, Pa.
The Wildcats led by as many as 32 in the first game of what they expect to turn into a bounce-back season after a 17-17 finish in coach Kyle Neptune’s first year.So Neptune attacked the portal and brought in four transfers designed to make 2023 just a blip and not the start of a dip in the program.Caitlin Clark, Hannah Stuelke lead No. 3 Iowa past Fairleigh Dickinson in season openerWashington State transfer TJ Bamba and Burton from Richmond both cracked the starting lineup.
Bamba’s second 3 of the game made it 48-33 in the second half. The next bucket? Burton hit his first 3 to inch the game closer to a blowout.Dixon, a second-team All-Big East preseason pick, made 6 of 10 baskets. Justin Moore scored 10 points to open his fifth season, a return made possible in large part thanks to the program’s healthy name, image, and likeness collective.American: Colin Smalls led the Eagles with 16 points.
Villanova: The Wildcats expect more big plays like the sequence that saw Dixon block a shot that led to a Burton 3 for a 64-37 lead and brought the crowd — including Wright, watching with his family — to its feet.
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