Villanova 71-58 Xavier (22 Dec, 2021) Play-by-Play

Xavier Musketeers

11-2, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	T
XAV	38	20	58
VILL	30	41	71

Villanova Wildcats

8-4, 1-1 Conference

Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Layup.
Eric Dixon made Two Point Tip Shot.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Layup.
Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Daniels made Jumper.
Justin Moore made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
Chris Arcidiacono missed Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
Caleb Daniels missed Layup.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Daniels made Dunk.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
Caleb Daniels missed Jumper.
Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Layup.
Caleb Daniels made Layup.
Eric Dixon missed Dunk.
Brandon Slater missed Jumper.
Justin Moore made Jumper.
Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
Justin Moore made Layup.
Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.
Justin Moore made Layup.
Eric Dixon made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Jerome Hunter missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle made Jumper.
Jack Nunge missed Layup.
Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper.
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.
Colby Jones missed Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
Paul Scruggs made Jumper.
Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.
Dwon Odom made Three Point Jumper.
Dwon Odom missed Layup.
Jack Nunge made Dunk. Assisted by Dwon Odom.
Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.
Dwon Odom made Jumper.
Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.
Dwon Odom made Jumper.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Colby Jones missed Layup.
Colby Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dwon Odom made Jumper.
Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Kunkel made Jumper.
Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
Dwon Odom made Jumper.
Jerome Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Nunge made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Jerome Hunter missed Layup.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Nunge made Layup. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Jack Nunge missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.
Jerome Hunter made Jumper.
Dwon Odom made Layup.
Dwon Odom missed Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.
Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Kunkel made Layup.
Adam Kunkel missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.

XAVIER

VILLANOVA

TIME		XAV	VILL
20:00	Jump Ball won by Villanova	0	0
19:50	Justin Moore missed Jumper.	0	0
19:50	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.	0	0
19:28	Colby Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	3	0
18:49	Foul on Jerome Hunter.	3	0
18:40	Eric Dixon missed Layup.	3	0
18:40	Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.	3	0
18:40	Eric Dixon made Two Point Tip Shot.	3	2
18:24	Zach Freemantle made Jumper.	5	2
17:57	Eric Dixon made Layup.	5	4
17:36	Colby Jones Turnover.	5	4
17:27	Justin Moore missed Jumper.	5	4
17:27	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:13	Jerome Hunter missed Jumper.	5	4
17:13	Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:52	Foul on Jerome Hunter.	5	4
16:36	Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:36	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:17	Zach Freemantle made Jumper.	7	4
15:52	Collin Gillespie made Layup.	7	6
15:31	Jack Nunge missed Layup.	7	6
15:31	Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:16	Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.	7	9
14:50	Paul Scruggs made Three Point Jumper.	10	9
14:26	Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
14:26	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	10	9
14:12	Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Freemantle.	13	9
13:41	Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	13	9
13:41	Zach Freemantle Defensive Rebound.	13	9
13:27	Colby Jones missed Jumper.	13	9
13:27	Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.	13	9
12:56	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	13	9
12:56	Official TV Timeout	13	9
12:56	Eric Dixon missed Free Throw.	13	9
12:56	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	13	9
12:56	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	13	10
12:42	Foul on Jermaine Samuels.	13	10
12:34	Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.	13	10
12:34	Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:14	Caleb Daniels made Jumper.	13	12
11:55	Foul on Eric Dixon.	13	12
11:55	Official TV Timeout	13	12
11:49	Paul Scruggs made Jumper.	15	12
11:27	Justin Moore made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Slater.	15	14
11:15	Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwon Odom.	18	14
10:40	Chris Arcidiacono missed Jumper.	18	14
10:40	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	18	14
10:28	Dwon Odom made Three Point Jumper.	21	14
10:03	Collin Gillespie made Jumper.	21	16
9:33	Dwon Odom missed Layup.	21	16
9:33	Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.	21	16
9:14	Caleb Daniels missed Layup.	21	16
9:14	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	21	16
9:07	Foul on Caleb Daniels.	21	16
9:05	Foul on Jack Nunge.	21	16
9:05	Jack Nunge Turnover.	21	16
8:50	Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	21	16
8:50	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	21	16
8:34	Jack Nunge made Dunk. Assisted by Dwon Odom.	23	16
8:07	Brandon Slater Turnover.	23	16
8:07	Adam Kunkel Steal.	23	16
8:03	Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Adam Kunkel.	25	16
7:37	Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Slater.	25	18
7:16	Dwon Odom made Jumper.	27	18
6:53	Foul on Jack Nunge.	27	18
6:53	Official TV Timeout	27	18
6:53	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	27	19
6:53	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	27	20
6:39	Adam Kunkel missed Jumper.	27	20
6:39	Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.	27	20
6:25	Foul on Brandon Slater.	27	20
6:25	Brandon Slater Turnover.	27	20
6:10	Nate Johnson Turnover.	27	20
6:10	Justin Moore Steal.	27	20
6:03	Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
6:03	Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.	27	20
5:48	Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
5:48	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	27	20
5:38	Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.	30	20
5:17	Collin Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.	30	22
5:06	Paul Scruggs missed Three Point Jumper.	30	22
5:06	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	30	22
4:49	Eric Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.	30	24
4:32	Paul Scruggs missed Jumper.	30	24
4:32	Paul Scruggs Offensive Rebound.	30	24
4:27	Zach Freemantle missed Three Point Jumper.	30	24
4:27	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	30	24
4:23	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	30	24
4:02	Collin Gillespie made Jumper.	30	26
3:50	Foul on Eric Dixon.	30	26
3:50	Official TV Timeout	30	26
3:50	Colby Jones made Free Throw.	31	26
3:50	Colby Jones made Free Throw.	32	26
3:35	Brandon Slater Turnover.	32	26
3:35	Colby Jones Steal.	32	26
3:28	Colby Jones Turnover.	32	26
3:28	Collin Gillespie Steal.	32	26
3:10	Justin Moore missed Jumper.	32	26
3:10	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	32	26
3:08	Foul on Justin Moore.	32	26
2:58	Dwon Odom made Jumper.	34	26
2:32	Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.	34	26
2:32	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	34	26
2:22	Foul on Collin Gillespie.	34	26
2:22	Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.	35	26
2:22	Adam Kunkel made Free Throw.	36	26
2:07	Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.	36	26
2:07	Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound.	36	26
1:58	Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	36	26
1:58	Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.	36	26
1:42	Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Slater.	36	28
1:29	Foul on Jermaine Samuels.	36	28
1:29	Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.	37	28
1:29	Zach Freemantle made Free Throw.	38	28
1:04	Justin Moore missed Jumper.	38	28
1:04	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	38	28
0:53	Colby Jones missed Layup.	38	28
0:53	Caleb Daniels Block.	38	28
0:53	Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	38	28
0:44	Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.	38	28
0:44	Colby Jones Defensive Rebound.	38	28
0:36	Xavier Timeout	38	28
0:27	Dwon Odom Turnover.	38	28
0:27	Jordan Longino Steal.	38	28
0:19	Villanova Timeout	38	28
0:04	Caleb Daniels made Dunk.	38	30
0:00	End of 1st half	38	30

Finneran Pavilion

12:00 AM, 22 December 2021

Villanova, PA

Attendance: 6,501

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
James Breeding
Evon Burroughs

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-2	-	37-3
Marquette	14-6	4	27-10
Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
Providence	10-10	8	21-14
Villanova	10-10	8	18-16
Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
DePaul	0-20	18	3-29

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