AMER -0.0 o0.0
0.0 u0.0
LIVE 16:20 1st Nov 23
PV 7 19.5 o160.0
UNCO 13 -19.5 u160.0
LIVE 17:45 1st Nov 23
EWU 3 7.0 o151.5
CALBA 3 -7.0 u151.5
LIVE 13:45 2nd Nov 23
MVSU 33 45.0 o144.0
BYU 65 -45.0 u144.0
LIVE 10:48 1st Nov 23
STAN 11 1.0 o147.5
SCU 16 -1.0 u147.5
Final Nov 23
UNC 87 -15.5 o153.0
HAW 69 15.5 u153.0
Final Nov 23
UGA 69 5.5 o150.5
MARQ 80 -5.5 u150.5
Final Nov 23
LAS 92 -11.0 o146.5
STET 77 11.0 u146.5
Final OT Nov 23
CSB 73 1.5 o142.5
FIU 76 -1.5 u142.5
Final Nov 23
BU 75 2.0 o144.5
UMBC 71 -2.0 u144.5
Final Nov 23
DEL 71 6.5 o139.5
UVM 75 -6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 23
MRSH 45 20.0 o150.0
PUR 80 -20.0 u150.0
Final Nov 23
PRE 71 -2.0 o139.0
MONM 61 2.0 u139.0
Final Nov 23
SFPA 65 21.0 o144.5
GTWN 82 -21.0 u144.5
Final Nov 23
UWG 54 14.5 o154.0
GASO 64 -14.5 u154.0
Final Nov 23
LIU 79 14.0 o138.0
CHAR 76 -14.0 u138.0
Final Nov 23
KC 65 -2.0 o143.0
ALBY 67 2.0 u143.0
Final Nov 23
KTYST 59 -0.0 o0.0
NKU 85 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
PRST 65 2.5 o152.5
STT 91 -2.5 u152.5
Final Nov 23
QUIN 70 5.5 o153.0
UMASS 80 -5.5 u153.0
Final Nov 23
BRWN 83 -8.5 o143.0
CAN 76 8.5 u143.0
Final Nov 23
UIC 55 2.0 o149.5
ECU 72 -2.0 u149.5
Final Nov 23
NE 59 2.0 o135.0
FGCU 55 -2.0 u135.0
Final Nov 23
FUR 67 -9.0 o147.5
CHSO 46 9.0 u147.5
Final Nov 23
UNH 49 12.5 o138.5
MRST 54 -12.5 u138.5
Final Nov 23
FERR 55
GMU 100
Final Nov 23
SCST 72 -4.5 o142.5
INDPU 62 4.5 u142.5
Final Nov 23
CIN 81 -7.0 o149.5
GT 58 7.0 u149.5
Final Nov 23
FAIR 66 10.5 o139.0
YALE 91 -10.5 u139.0
Final Nov 23
BGSU 68 -4.5 o146.5
BELL 80 4.5 u146.5
Final Nov 23
UAB 83 -7.0 o145.0
ILST 84 7.0 u145.0
Final Nov 23
SPRI 46 -0.0 o0.0
WAG 81 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
AMER 73 -0.0 o0.0
56 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
JMU 71 -3.0 o140.0
JVST 65 3.0 u140.0
Final Nov 23
UMES 40 36.0 o154.0
ILL 87 -36.0 u154.0
Final Nov 23
DSU 66 8.0 o139.5
MSM 76 -8.0 u139.5
Final Nov 23
DETU 57 24.0 o141.0
WAKE 67 -24.0 u141.0
Final Nov 23
NEOM 84 11.5 o149.0
AKR 92 -11.5 u149.0
Final Nov 23
WOF 74 3.5 o150.5
MILW 76 -3.5 u150.5
Final Nov 23
LEM 61 11.5 o151.5
AMCC 82 -11.5 u151.5
Final Nov 23
CCU 70 -3.0 o135.0
AAMU 77 3.0 u135.0
Final Nov 23
FRES 72 3.5 o140.5
LBSU 69 -3.5 u140.5
Final Nov 23
NORAL 74 -9.5 o146.0
ULM 62 9.5 u146.0
Final Nov 23
IDHO 67 2.5 o145.5
SUU 82 -2.5 u145.5
Final Nov 23
NIU 52 17.5 o143.0
DEP 98 -17.5 u143.0
Final Nov 23
MASS 80 -2.0 o148.0
TEM 87 2.0 u148.0
Final Nov 23
ULL 74 6.5 o152.0
GW 83 -6.5 u152.0
Final Nov 23
UCSD 80 1.0 o155.0
TOL 45 -1.0 u155.0
Final Nov 23
TLSA 53 9.5 o146.5
L-IL 89 -9.5 u146.5
Final Nov 23
SCUS 74 3.0 o155.5
QNC 98 -3.0 u155.5
Final Nov 23
ALST 77 -2.0 o149.0
LAM 75 2.0 u149.0
Final Nov 23
RID 57 4.5 o142.0
BUCK 53 -4.5 u142.0
Final Nov 23
NMSU 65 11.5 o141.0
UNLV 72 -11.5 u141.0
Final Nov 23
KENT 68 -2.5 o135.0
CLEVST 52 2.5 u135.0
Final Nov 23
YSU 57 3.0 o128.5
SFA 64 -3.0 u128.5
Final Nov 23
STON 63 11.0 o153.0
CLMB 82 -11.0 u153.0
Final Nov 23
STAMB 49 -0.0 o0.0
SIUE 83 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 23
CP 66 20.5 o148.0
SMC 80 -20.5 u148.0
Lafayette 0th Patriot League1-4
Villanova 0th Big East3-3

Lafayette @ Villanova preview

The William B. Finneran Pavilion

Last Meeting ( Nov 17, 2017 ) Lafayette 57, Villanova 104

Villanova knows it will be able to count on Eric Dixon this season.

As for his supporting cast? The Wildcats will begin figuring that out on Monday night when they host Lafayette in Villanova, Pa., in the season opener for both teams.

Villanova was picked to finish seventh in the 11-team Big East after going 18-16 (10-10 in the conference) and falling in the first round of the NIT last season. Coach Kyle Neptune is entering his third season at the helm after replacing two-time national champion Jay Wright.

Lafayette was picked to finish sixth in the 10-team Patriot League after finishing 11-21 (10-8 in the league) under coach Mike McGarvey.

Dixon was named to the All-Big East second team for the second straight season after averaging a team-high 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds in 34 games. He is the lone major returnee for Villanova. Fellow starters Tyler Burton and Justin Moore each graduated, while Mark Armstrong declared for the NBA draft following his sophomore season and TJ Bamba transferred to Oregon.

Villanova picked up four key transfers in guards Jhamir Brickus (La Salle), Tyler Perkins (Penn) and Wooga Poplar (Miami) as well as forward Enoch Boakye (Fresno State).

Brickus (13.9 points per game), Perkins (13.7) and Poplar (13.1) were all double-figure scorers at their previous stops, while Boakye averaged 7.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Neptune hopes the natural familiarity between Dixon and fellow Philadelphia-area products Brickus and Perkins will help hasten the chemistry-building process for Villanova.

"I think it's a definite benefit for our program, having guys that knew each other before they played each other," Neptune said. "Any type of synergy that you can have before the season -- any type of camaraderie or even just knowing someone before I think helps build trust and build cohesion."

Lafayette will have a more defined rotation Monday thanks to the return of leading starters Devin Hines (9.8 points per game) and Justin Vander Baan (9.3). The seniors were each named to the all-Patriot League third team last year.

Guard Mark Butler, who averaged 7.4 points and a team-high 3.7 assists while starting all 32 games last season, also is back. Rotational members Ryan Pettit, Chris Rubayo, Luka Savicevic and Joshua Wyche, all of whom played in at least 29 games, also have returned to the team.

"I feel really good about returning (almost) 70 percent of our production and then adding a group of talented freshmen to go along with some really experienced and seasoned upperclassmen," McGarvey said.

--Field Level Media

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