Villanova Wildcats vs Xavier Musketeers
BIG EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
18-15, 9-9 Big East
67
18-15, 9-9 Big East
24-9, 13-5 Big East
71
24-9, 13-5 Big East
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw.
- Saddiq Bey made Layup.
- Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
- Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Phil Booth made Jumper.
- Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
- Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
- Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
- Saddiq Bey missed Three Point Jumper.
- Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Free Throw.
- Eric Paschall made Free Throw.
- Eric Paschall made Layup. Assisted by Cole Swider.
- Kyle Castlin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Eric Paschall made Dunk.
- Zach Hankins made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.
- Naji Marshall missed Layup.
- Ryan Welage made Layup.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper.
- Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
- Cole Swider missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Welage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Layup.
- Naji Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
- Saddiq Bey made Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
- Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Welage.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper.
- Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Saddiq Bey missed Jumper.
- Zach Hankins made Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Hankins made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Saddiq Bey missed Jumper.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth.
- Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
- Ryan Welage missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw.
- Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Layup.
- Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
- Phil Booth made Dunk. Assisted by Joe Cremo.
- Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Hankins missed Jumper.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
- Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Saddiq Bey made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
- Eric Paschall missed Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Layup.
- Collin Gillespie missed Layup.
- Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Free Throw.
- Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
- Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
- Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Layup.
- Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Layup.
- Saddiq Bey made Dunk.
- Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
- Phil Booth missed Layup.
- Zach Hankins made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Hankins missed Jumper.
- Eric Paschall missed Layup.
- Zach Hankins made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Layup.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Saddiq Bey made Layup.
- Zach Hankins missed Free Throw.
- Zach Hankins made Free Throw.
- Collin Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Saddiq Bey.
- Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Hankins.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Phil Booth missed Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
- Quentin Goodin made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Welage missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels missed Layup.
- Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
- Phil Booth missed Jumper.
- Zach Hankins made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
- Zach Hankins missed Free Throw.
- Zach Hankins made Free Throw.
- Phil Booth missed Layup.
- Eric Paschall made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Hankins made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Phil Booth made Layup.
- Phil Booth missed Free Throw.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
- Zach Hankins made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
- Phil Booth missed Layup.
- Phil Booth made Layup.
- Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
- Ryan Welage made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
- Phil Booth missed Free Throw.
- Phil Booth made Free Throw.
- Quentin Goodin made Dunk.
- Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth missed Layup.
- Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Welage missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
- Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw.
- Eric Paschall made Free Throw.
- Eric Paschall made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | XAV | VILL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Villanova | 0 | 0 |
| 19:39 | | Eric Paschall Turnover. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:39 | | Paul Scruggs Steal. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:26 | | Paul Scruggs Turnover. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:05 | | Collin Gillespie missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:05 | | Zach Hankins Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:35 | | Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:35 | | Foul on Collin Gillespie. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:35 | | Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:35 | | Saddiq Bey Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:22 | | Saddiq Bey made Layup. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:55 | | Quentin Goodin missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:55 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:41 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:18 | | Paul Scruggs made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall. | 4 | 5 |
| 16:52 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 5 |
| 16:52 | | Xavier Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 |
| 16:30 | | Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs. | 6 | 5 |
| 16:06 | | Phil Booth made Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:40 | | Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:40 | | Tyrique Jones Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:36 | | Tyrique Jones missed Layup. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:36 | | Tyrique Jones Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:33 | | Tyrique Jones missed Layup. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:33 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:32 | | Foul on Jermaine Samuels. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:32 | | Jermaine Samuels Turnover. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:30 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 7 | |
| 15:21 | | Naji Marshall missed Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:21 | | Saddiq Bey Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:10 | | Saddiq Bey missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:10 | | Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:51 | | Quentin Goodin missed Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:51 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:32 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:32 | | Saddiq Bey Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:30 | | Foul on Kyle Castlin. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:26 | | Foul on Naji Marshall. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:26 | | Eric Paschall missed Free Throw. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:26 | | Villanova Deadball Team Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:26 | | Eric Paschall made Free Throw. | 6 | 8 |
| 14:09 | | Paul Scruggs Turnover. | 6 | 8 |
| 13:49 | | Eric Paschall made Layup. Assisted by Cole Swider. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:25 | | Kyle Castlin missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:25 | | Paul Scruggs Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:20 | | Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:20 | | Paul Scruggs made Free Throw. | 7 | 10 |
| 13:20 | | Paul Scruggs made Free Throw. | 8 | 10 |
| 13:01 | | Foul on Kyle Castlin. | 8 | 10 |
| 12:53 | | Eric Paschall made Dunk. | 8 | 12 |
| 12:31 | | Zach Hankins made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:58 | | Jermaine Samuels Turnover. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:58 | Official TV Timeout | 10 | 12 | |
| 11:44 | | Elias Harden Turnover. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:44 | | Eric Paschall Steal. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:27 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:27 | | Villanova Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:26 | | Foul on Ryan Welage. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:12 | | Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:12 | | Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:04 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper. | 10 | 12 |
| 11:04 | | Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:57 | | Eric Paschall Turnover. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:45 | | Foul on Saddiq Bey. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:32 | | Naji Marshall Turnover. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:16 | | Eric Paschall Turnover. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:16 | | Naji Marshall Steal. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:11 | | Naji Marshall missed Layup. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:11 | | Ryan Welage Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 |
| 10:05 | | Ryan Welage made Layup. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:46 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 15 |
| 9:21 | | Quentin Goodin missed Layup. | 12 | 15 |
| 9:21 | | Phil Booth Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 9:12 | | Cole Swider missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 15 |
| 9:12 | | Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 8:56 | | Ryan Welage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naji Marshall. | 15 | 15 |
| 8:36 | | Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 15 |
| 8:36 | | Ryan Welage Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 15 |
| 8:23 | | Paul Scruggs made Layup. | 17 | 15 |
| 7:48 | | Villanova Turnover. | 17 | 15 |
| 7:46 | Official TV Timeout | 17 | 15 | |
| 7:24 | | Naji Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:55 | | Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:55 | | Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:44 | | Saddiq Bey made Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels. | 19 | 17 |
| 6:23 | | Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Welage. | 22 | 17 |
| 6:19 | | Villanova Timeout | 22 | 17 |
| 5:57 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 20 |
| 5:33 | | Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin. | 24 | 20 |
| 5:10 | | Eric Paschall Turnover. | 24 | 20 |
| 5:10 | | Paul Scruggs Steal. | 24 | 20 |
| 5:06 | | Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs. | 26 | 20 |
| 4:39 | | Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 20 |
| 4:39 | | Tyrique Jones Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin. | 29 | 20 |
| 3:58 | | Foul on Ryan Welage. | 29 | 20 |
| 3:58 | Official TV Timeout | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:53 | | Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey. | 29 | 23 |
| 3:39 | | Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 23 |
| 3:39 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 23 |
| 3:28 | | Saddiq Bey missed Jumper. | 29 | 23 |
| 3:28 | | Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 23 |
| 3:06 | | Zach Hankins made Jumper. | 31 | 23 |
| 2:48 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 23 |
| 2:48 | | Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 23 |
| 2:36 | | Zach Hankins made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin. | 33 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Saddiq Bey missed Jumper. | 33 | 23 |
| 2:10 | | Zach Hankins Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 23 |
| 2:00 | | Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper. | 33 | 23 |
| 2:00 | | Saddiq Bey Defensive Rebound. | 33 | 23 |
| 1:44 | | Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth. | 33 | 25 |
| 1:44 | | Foul on Zach Hankins. | 33 | 25 |
| 1:44 | | Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw. | 33 | 26 |
| 1:36 | | Ryan Welage missed Three Point Jumper. | 33 | 26 |
| 1:36 | | Zach Hankins Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 26 |
| 1:19 | | Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree. | 33 | 26 |
| 1:19 | | Paul Scruggs made Free Throw. | 34 | 26 |
| 1:19 | | Paul Scruggs missed Free Throw. | 34 | 26 |
| 1:19 | | Phil Booth Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 26 |
| 1:08 | | Foul on Collin Gillespie. | 34 | 26 |
| 1:08 | | Collin Gillespie Turnover. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:56 | | Quentin Goodin missed Jumper. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:56 | | Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:46 | | Eric Paschall missed Layup. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:46 | | Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:24 | | Tyrique Jones missed Layup. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:24 | | Saddiq Bey Block. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:24 | | Joe Cremo Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 26 |
| 0:09 | | Phil Booth made Dunk. Assisted by Joe Cremo. | 34 | 28 |
| 0:04 | | Xavier Timeout | 34 | 28 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 34 | 28 | |
XAV vs VILL Videos
Goodin slams ferociously on defender in the lane
Hankins dunks the fast-break lob from Scruggs
Scruggs sets up Jones for powerful dunk
Game Information
New York, NY
Referee:Brian O'Connell
Referee:Jeff Anderson
Referee:Michael Stephens
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 13-1 | - | 23-2 |
| St. John's | 12-1 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
| Villanova | 10-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Seton Hall | 7-7 | 6 | 17-8 |
| Creighton | 7-7 | 6 | 13-12 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| DePaul | 5-9 | 8 | 13-12 |
| Xavier | 4-9 | 8.5 | 12-12 |
| Butler | 4-10 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Providence | 4-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Marquette | 4-10 | 9 | 9-16 |
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