Booth scores 23 in rout of Quinnipiac

PHILADELPHIA >> Phil Booth scored a career-high 23 points, and No. 9 Villanova routed Quinnipiac 86-53 Saturday night.

Booth made three of Villanova’s 12 3-pointers. The Wildcats (2-0) shot 47.1 percent (32 for 68) from the floor.

Villanova led by as many as 37. The Wildcats (2-0) outrebounded the Bobcats 5029, including 20 offensive rebounds that led to 26 second-chance points.

Collin Gillespie went 4 for

6 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points at Wells Fargo Center. Senior forward Eric Paschall had 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, added eight rebounds and three assists.

Quinnipiac (0-1), coached by former Villanova assistant Baker Dunleavy, made just 34 percent of its shots. Cameron Young scored 18 points for the Bobcats.

Quinnipiac made one of its first 11 attempts from the floor, helping Villanova build an 18-3 lead less than 10 minutes into the game. Villanova used a 3-pointer from freshman Saddiq Bey right before the buzzer sounded to take a

47-20 lead into halftime. The Wildcats, at that point, had more points on

3s than the Bobcats had total points.

BIG PICTURE

QUINNIPIAC >> In their 201819 debut and second year for Dunleavy, the Bobcats got behind early and were unable to recover against their elite opponent. A less daunting stretch of nonconference games is coming up. VILLANOVA >> In a warmup before playing No. 19 Michigan at their newly renovated on-campus facility, the Wildcats showed off their deep but young rotation for the second consecutive game.

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QUINNIPIAC >> Hosts Hartford on Thursday.

VILLANOVA >> Hosts No. 19 Michigan on Wednesday night.