Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 22 points as Columbia beat Villanova 90-80 on Wednesday night.
De La Rosa added three steals for the Lions (2-0). Avery Brown scored 18 points, going 5 of 7 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Kenny Noland had 14 points and went 6 of 10 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range).
Eric Dixon led the Wildcats (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 33 points, six rebounds and three steals. Villanova also got 16 points and seven rebounds from Wooga Poplar. Jordan Longino also had 14 points.
