Xavier 56-53 Villanova (8 Feb, 2024) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

12-11, 5-7 Conference

	1	2	T
VILL	28	25	53
XAV	26	30	56

Xavier Musketeers

13-10, 7-5 Conference

TIME		VILL	XAV
19:44	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:11	TJ Bamba missed Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:53	Abou Ousmane missed Jumper.	0	0
18:50	TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:33	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	0	0
18:31	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:28	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:26	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:26	Foul on Gytis Nemeiksa.	0	0
18:10	Justin Moore missed Jumper.	0	0
18:07	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:50	Desmond Claude made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	0	3
17:26	Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:24	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:12	Foul on Mark Armstrong.	0	3
17:10	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:07	Gytis Nemeiksa Offensive Rebound.	0	3
16:53	Gytis Nemeiksa made Layup. Assisted by Abou Ousmane.	0	5
16:27	Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Mark Armstrong.	2	5
16:09	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:07	TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.	2	5
15:53	Tyler Burton missed Layup.	2	5
15:53	Abou Ousmane Block.	2	5
15:52	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	2	5
15:52	Official TV Timeout	2	5
15:37	Eric Dixon missed Layup.	2	5
15:37	Abou Ousmane Block.	2	5
15:37	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	2	5
15:37	Villanova Turnover.	2	5
15:19	Abou Ousmane missed Dunk.	2	5
15:18	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	2	5
15:17	Abou Ousmane missed Layup.	2	5
15:14	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	2	5
15:14	Foul on Jordan Longino.	2	5
15:05	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	2	8
14:45	Mark Armstrong Turnover.	2	8
14:45	Dayvion McKnight Steal.	2	8
14:20	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	2	8
14:15	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	2	8
14:03	Brendan Hausen missed Jumper.	2	8
14:01	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	2	8
13:43	Sasa Ciani made Layup. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	2	10
13:42	Villanova Timeout	2	10
13:32	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	2	10
13:29	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	2	10
13:08	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	2	10
13:05	Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.	2	10
12:51	Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Mark Armstrong.	4	10
12:41	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	4	12
12:24	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	12
12:21	Sasa Ciani Defensive Rebound.	4	12
12:11	Desmond Claude missed Layup.	4	12
12:11	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	4	12
12:11	Foul on Sasa Ciani.	4	12
11:52	TJ Bamba Turnover.	4	12
11:52	Quincy Olivari Steal.	4	12
11:47	Quincy Olivari made Layup. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.	4	14
11:23	Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.	4	14
11:21	TJ Bamba Offensive Rebound.	4	14
11:05	Tyler Burton made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.	6	14
10:44	Desmond Claude Turnover.	6	14
10:44	Tyler Burton Steal.	6	14
10:40	Tyler Burton missed Layup.	6	14
10:40	Dailyn Swain Block.	6	14
10:37	Trey Green Defensive Rebound.	6	14
10:10	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	6	14
10:07	TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.	6	14
9:56	Tyler Burton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Bamba.	9	14
9:34	Sasa Ciani made Layup. Assisted by Dailyn Swain.	9	16
9:34	Foul on TJ Bamba.	9	16
9:34	Official TV Timeout	9	16
9:34	Sasa Ciani made Free Throw.	9	17
9:14	Eric Dixon Turnover.	9	17
9:14	Dailyn Swain Steal.	9	17
9:10	Dailyn Swain made Dunk.	9	19
8:48	Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.	12	19
8:28	Trey Green missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
8:26	Hakim Hart Defensive Rebound.	12	19
8:07	Jordan Longino Turnover.	12	19
8:07	Dailyn Swain Steal.	12	19
8:01	Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.	12	19
8:00	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	12	19
8:00	Official TV Timeout	12	19
7:42	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
7:39	Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.	12	19
7:27	Hakim Hart made Layup.	14	19
7:27	Foul on Dailyn Swain.	14	19
7:27	Hakim Hart made Free Throw.	15	19
6:57	Abou Ousmane missed Jumper.	15	19
6:54	TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.	15	19
6:32	Tyler Burton missed Jumper.	15	19
6:30	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	15	19
6:18	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	15	19
6:18	Hakim Hart Steal.	15	19
6:14	Hakim Hart made Layup.	17	19
5:49	Gytis Nemeiksa Turnover.	17	19
5:28	Foul on Sasa Ciani.	17	19
5:28	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	18	19
5:28	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	19	19
5:07	Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
5:05	Brendan Hausen Defensive Rebound.	19	19
4:43	Brendan Hausen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hakim Hart.	22	19
4:38	Xavier Timeout	22	19
4:12	Abou Ousmane missed Jumper.	22	19
4:10	Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.	22	19
3:53	Justin Moore missed Layup.	22	19
3:53	Lazar Djokovic Block.	22	19
3:52	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	22	19
3:52	Official TV Timeout	22	19
3:42	Brendan Hausen missed Three Point Jumper.	22	19
3:40	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	22	19
3:23	Foul on TJ Bamba.	22	19
3:23	Abou Ousmane made Free Throw.	22	20
3:23	Abou Ousmane missed Free Throw.	22	20
3:23	Brendan Hausen Defensive Rebound.	22	20
3:03	Brendan Hausen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.	25	20
2:47	Lazar Djokovic missed Three Point Jumper.	25	20
2:44	Desmond Claude Offensive Rebound.	25	20
2:33	Desmond Claude made Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.	25	22
2:13	Mark Armstrong missed Jumper.	25	22
2:10	Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.	25	22
2:09	Foul on Brendan Hausen.	25	22
1:45	Foul on Hakim Hart.	25	22
1:43	Abou Ousmane Turnover.	25	22
1:21	Hakim Hart missed Three Point Jumper.	25	22
1:18	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	25	22
1:18	Foul on Eric Dixon.	25	22
1:18	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	25	23
1:18	Quincy Olivari missed Free Throw.	25	23
1:17	Abou Ousmane Offensive Rebound.	25	23
0:59	Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.	25	23
0:56	Tyler Burton Defensive Rebound.	25	23
0:48	Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Armstrong.	28	23
0:33	Quincy Olivari Turnover.	28	23
0:33	Hakim Hart Steal.	28	23
0:12	Eric Dixon Turnover.	28	23
0:12	Gytis Nemeiksa Steal.	28	23
0:07	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Layup.	28	23
0:07	Justin Moore Block.	28	23
0:04	Quincy Olivari Offensive Rebound.	28	23
0:00	Quincy Olivari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	28	26
0:00	End of 1st half	28	26

Cintas Center

12:00 AM, 8 February 2024

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,285

Referees:
James Breeding
Matt Potter
Michael Palau

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UConn	18-2	-	37-3
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Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
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Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
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