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Wooga Poplar, Eric Dixon lead Villanova over Colorado 85-64 in first round of CBC

AP
Apr 01, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Wooga Poplar had 24 points, Eric Dixon scored 22 and Villanova cruised to an 85-64 victory over Colorado in the first round of the College Basketball Crown at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats (20-14) advance to play the winner of a first-round matchup between Tulane and Southern California in a Thursday quarterfinal.

Poplar went 11 of 17 from the field with two 3-pointers for Villanova. Dixon hit 8 of 13 shots with three 3-pointers and added four steals. Jordan Longino scored 13 on 6-for-9 shooting.

Elijah Malone finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to pace the Buffaloes (14-21). RJ Smith added 10 points for and Bangot Dak scored nine.

Villanova took the lead with 16:48 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 45-30 at halftime with Poplar racking up 16 points.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
30
NOVA
Wildcats
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:53		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
19:51		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
19:32		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
19:30		RJ Smith offensive rebound
19:26		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
19:24		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:54	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	2-2
18:27		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
18:25		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
18:23	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	4-2
17:59	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	4-4
17:45		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
17:43		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	4-6
17:12	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	6-6
16:57		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
16:55		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	6-8
16:30		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
16:28		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Jordan Longino assists)	6-10
15:55		Felix Kossaras misses two point layup
15:53		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
15:50	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	8-10
15:32		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
15:30		RJ Smith defensive rebound
15:23		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
15:21		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot	8-12
14:59		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals)
14:48	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	8-15
14:34		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
14:34		TV timeout
14:22	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	10-15
14:01		RJ Smith shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
14:01		Enoch Boakye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:01	+1	Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-16
13:35		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dixon steals)
13:12		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
13:10		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
12:58	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Felix Kossaras assists)	13-16
12:41	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	13-18
12:36		Wooga Poplar technical foul
12:36	+1	Assane Diop makes technical free throw 1 of 2	14-18
12:36		Assane Diop misses technical free throw 2 of 2
12:16		Assane Diop misses two point jump shot
12:14		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
12:06		Jordann Dumont misses three point jump shot
12:03		Buffaloes defensive rebound
11:44		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:41		Wildcats defensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:22		Jordann Dumont misses three point jump shot
11:20		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
11:16	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists)	14-21
10:57		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dixon steals)
10:49		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
10:47		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
10:41		Felix Kossaras misses two point layup
10:39		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	14-24
9:58		Assane Diop turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Perkins steals)
9:48	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists)	14-27
9:45		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
9:24		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
9:22		Javon Ruffin offensive rebound
9:13		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
9:11		Trevor Baskin offensive rebound
9:08		Trevor Baskin turnover (bad pass)
8:55		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
8:53		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot (Felix Kossaras assists)	16-27
8:32		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
8:30		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
8:22		Felix Kossaras misses two point layup
8:20		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
8:17		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
8:15		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
8:11		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
8:09		Buffaloes defensive rebound
7:56		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
7:54		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
7:50		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
7:48		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
7:38		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Felix Kossaras steals)
7:34		Felix Kossaras turnover (lost ball) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
7:19		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
7:17		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Felix Kossaras makes three point jump shot (Harrison Carrington assists)	19-27
6:45	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	19-29
6:25	+3	Felix Kossaras makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	22-29
6:02	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	22-31
5:45		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
5:43		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	22-33
5:27		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
5:25		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	22-35
5:10		TV timeout
5:00		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
4:58		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
4:42		Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Carrington steals)
4:27		Tyler Perkins personal foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
4:09		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
4:07		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot	22-37
3:37		Felix Kossaras turnover (lost ball) (Wooga Poplar steals)
3:30	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	22-39
3:08		RJ Smith turnover (lost ball)
3:08		TV timeout
2:40	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	22-42
2:14	+2	Felix Kossaras makes two point jump shot	24-42
2:04		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
2:02		Assane Diop defensive rebound
1:51		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-42
1:51	+1	Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-42
1:34		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
1:32		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
1:19		Enoch Boakye blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
1:17		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
1:12		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
1:10		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
1:04		Enoch Boakye misses two point jump shot
1:02		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
0:53	+2	RJ Smith makes two point jump shot	28-42
0:39	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	28-44
0:39		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-45
0:25	+2	Javon Ruffin makes two point jump shot	30-45
0:17		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:03		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
0:01		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
34
NOVA
Wildcats
40

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point jump shot (RJ Smith assists)	32-45
19:12		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
19:10		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
18:59		Bangot Dak misses two point layup
18:57		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
18:51		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jordan Longino offensive rebound
18:44	+3	Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	32-48
18:12		Enoch Boakye blocks Bangot Dak's two point jump shot
18:10		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
17:57		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
17:54		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
17:54		Enoch Boakye personal foul
17:43		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
17:40		Wildcats defensive rebound
17:17		Bangot Dak blocks Enoch Boakye's two point layup
17:15		Jordan Longino offensive rebound
17:10	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	32-51
16:52		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
16:50		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
16:36		RJ Smith personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
16:19		Enoch Boakye turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Malone steals)
16:10	+3	Elijah Malone makes three point jump shot (Felix Kossaras assists)	35-51
15:45		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45		Enoch Boakye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:45	+1	Enoch Boakye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-52
15:31		Elijah Malone turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dixon steals)
15:13		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
15:10		Buffaloes defensive rebound
14:58		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
14:50		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
14:48		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
14:36		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball)
14:24		Wooga Poplar blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot
14:22		Buffaloes offensive rebound
14:16		Felix Kossaras turnover (traveling)
14:00		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
13:58		Felix Kossaras defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Bangot Dak makes three point jump shot (Felix Kossaras assists)	38-52
13:27	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Jordan Longino assists)	38-54
13:01		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
12:59		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
12:39		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
12:39		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-55
12:28		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
12:26		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:25		Elijah Malone misses two point dunk
12:23		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:08		Felix Kossaras misses three point jump shot
12:06		Assane Diop offensive rebound
11:59		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
11:57		Javon Ruffin offensive rebound
11:53		Felix Kossaras turnover (bad pass)
11:53		TV timeout
11:31	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	38-57
11:18		Javon Ruffin turnover (bad pass)
10:54	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Kris Parker assists)	38-60
10:26		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:24		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	38-62
9:47	+2	Trevor Baskin makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	40-62
9:31	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Kris Parker assists)	40-65
9:31		Assane Diop shooting foul (Tyler Perkins draws the foul)
9:31		Tyler Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:31		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
9:12		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
9:10		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists)	40-68
8:52		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
8:52		TV timeout
8:43		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
8:41		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	42-68
8:11		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
8:09		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
8:07		Tyler Perkins misses two point layup
8:05		Wildcats offensive rebound
7:55	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	42-70
7:46	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	44-70
7:20	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	44-72
7:19		TV timeout
7:07		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
7:05		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	46-72
6:36	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot	46-75
6:24	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	48-75
6:14		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:52	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point layup	48-77
5:42		Enoch Boakye personal foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
5:28	+3	RJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	51-77
5:02		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass)
4:43	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point layup (Elijah Malone assists)	53-77
4:24		Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass)
4:15		Elijah Malone misses two point layup
4:13		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
3:59		Felix Kossaras shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-78
3:44		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
3:42		Josiah Moseley defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	53-80
3:26		Josiah Moseley personal foul
3:21	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (RJ Smith assists)	55-80
3:09		Elijah Malone shooting foul (Kris Parker draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Kris Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-81
3:09	+1	Kris Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 3	55-82
3:09		Kris Parker misses regular free throw 3 of 3
3:09		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
2:42		Kris Parker shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
2:42		Harrison Carrington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-82
2:19		Enoch Boakye turnover (bad pass) (RJ Smith steals)
2:13		RJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Josiah Moseley steals)
1:53		Elijah Malone blocks Kris Parker's two point layup
1:51		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
1:48	+2	Harrison Carrington makes two point dunk (Bangot Dak assists)	58-82
1:48		Jordann Dumont shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
1:48		Harrison Carrington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:48		Josiah Moseley defensive rebound
1:34		Jordann Dumont misses three point jump shot
1:32		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
1:31		Tyler Perkins turnover (bad pass)
1:19		Jordann Dumont shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
1:19		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:19		Elijah Malone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
1:05		Kris Parker misses three point jump shot
1:03		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:55		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
0:53		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
0:52		Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Elijah Malone draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-82
0:52	+1	Elijah Malone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-82
0:29		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
0:27		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
0:18		Jordann Dumont shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
0:18		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18	+1	Felix Kossaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-82
0:13	+2	Kris Parker makes two point layup	61-84
0:13		Jack Pease shooting foul (Kris Parker draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Kris Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-85
0:05	+3	Jack Pease makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)	64-85
0:00		End of period

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Jack Pease makes three point jump shot (Elijah Malone assists)