PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wooga Poplar scored 20 points as Villanova beat Lafayette 75-63 on Monday night.

Poplar also had 10 rebounds and three steals for the Wildcats. Tyler Perkins added 13 points while going 5 of 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) while they also had five rebounds. Jhamir Brickus had 13 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field.

The Leopards (0-1) were led in scoring by Justin Vander Baan, who finished with 16 points, four assists and two blocks. Devin Hines added 12 points for Lafayette.

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Villanova's next game is Wednesday against Columbia at home, and Lafayette visits La Salle on Saturday.

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