Daily News | Cold-shooting Villanova struggles past Delaware State
Jordan Longino’s three-point attempt late in the first half was pretty indicative of how things were going Monday night inside Finneran Pavilion for Villanova.
The shots eventually started falling, but the result was an ugly 60-50 win that, on the heels of a Friday night loss to Temple, leaves the Wildcats with more questions than answers as they navigate the first part of a new season under new coach Kyle Neptune.Villanova’s Eric Dixon led all scorers with 17 points while adding seven rebounds. He was 7 for 12 from the field. Brandon Slater joined him in double figures with 15 points .
If not for Dixon’s dominance inside and Villanova going 12-for-13 from the free-throw line, the halftime score of 27-24 might have been uglier. Eight Delaware State players made first-half baskets. Villanova had only two players — Dixon and Longino — make a basket in the first 20 minutes. “I’m with these guys every single day,” Dixon said. “They get up hundreds and hundreds of shots. I don’t think they ever had any wavering confidence.”
“I was proud of the way he played,” Neptune said of Hausen. “He didn’t get into the last game and, to his credit, a lot of guys would sulk or blame other guys, or feel sorry for themselves. He was just ready to play, so hats off to him.”Even with everything starting to go Villanova’s way, Delaware State stayed in it. Villanova’s largest run with the game in the balance was 7-0, though that did come at a critical time.
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