NEW YORK (AP) – Eric Dixon scored his 19 of his points in the second half to help Villanova, sixth seeded, beat the seeded n ° 11 Seton Hall 67-55 Wednesday evening in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament.
Villanova (19-13) will face Seed (14-18) in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Dixon fired 4 for 14 (2 for 4 from the 3-point beach) and 9 out of 10 from the Wooga Poplar freelance line scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. Tyler Perkins had 11 points.
Isaiah Coleman led the pirates (7-25) with 25 points. Prince Aligbe added 10 points for Seton Hall. Emmanuel Okorafor had eight points. The loss was the sixth pirate game.
Poplar led the Wildcats with 10 points in the first half to help them go up 35-17 at the break.
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