Eric Dixon drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second half and scored a game-high 31 points to lead host Villanova to a 68-60 upset of No. 14 Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
Dixon recorded his third 30-point game of the campaign for Villanova (5-4), which won consecutive games for the first time this season. The Wildcats blew out Rider 72-48 last Wednesday ahead of their meeting with Cincinnati.
Wooga Poplar added 12 points and 10 rebounds while Jhamir Brickus chipped in 13 points and nine assists for Villanova. Enoch Boakye had four of the Wildcats' six blocks.
Jizzle James led the Bearcats (6-1) with 19 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Simas Lukosius added 13 points.