Seton Hall Pirates vs Villanova Wildcats Box Score on Feb 11, 2024

Eric Dixon supplied 18 points and Brendan Hausen chipped in 17 Sunday as Villanova smashed visiting Seton Hall 80-54 in Big East action in Philadelphia.

TJ Bamba added 14 points and Mark Armstrong pitched in 12 for the Wildcats (13-11, 6-7 Big East), who had dropped six of their previous seven games. They authored a much more complete effort Sunday, shooting 53.6 percent from the floor and a crisp 14-of-30 from 3-point range.

Hausen led the way from beyond the arc with five 3-pointers in eight attempts, while Armstrong, Bamba and Dixon all went 2-of-4 from long range.

Seton Hall (15-9, 8-5) shot just 40 percent overall and 9-of-30 from long distance, while committing 15 turnovers. Al-Amir Dawes (14 points) and Kadary Richmond (12) were the Pirates' leading scorers as their brief two-game winning streak came to an end.

The game was relatively close over the first 15 minutes, as Villanova led 26-21 with less than five minutes to go in the first half. A layup by Dixon ignited a 10-0 burst that gave the hosts some breathing room and they never looked back.

Dixon followed with a 3-pointer to create the game's first double-digit lead. Then, Hausen added a 3-pointer of his own before Bamba's transition layup made it 36-21.

The teams traded long-range shots late in the half, as Villanova entered the locker room with a 39-24 cushion.

About seven minutes into the second half, the Wildcats embarked on a 9-0 run to turn a 45-34 lead into a commanding 20-point advantage. Dixon had two buckets during the burst.

In another scoring surge, Villanova drained three 3-pointers (courtesy of Jordan Longino, Hausen and Bamba) in a quick 11-0 run that ballooned the lead to 70-41 with 5:09 remaining.

Seton Hall never got the deficit under 24 over the final 6:57.

--Field Level Media