Villanova 66-65 Xavier (4 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Xavier Musketeers

7-7, 1-2 Conference

	1	2	T
XAV	29	36	65
VILL	34	32	66

Villanova Wildcats

10-4, 3-0 Conference

TIME		XAV	VILL
19:43	Eric Dixon missed Layup.	0	0
19:39	Gytis Nemeiksa Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Abou Ousmane missed Layup.	0	0
19:17	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:08	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:02	Quincy Olivari made Jumper.	2	0
18:30	Jordan Longino missed Layup.	2	0
18:30	Gytis Nemeiksa Block.	2	0
18:29	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:25	Tyler Burton Turnover.	2	0
18:25	Desmond Claude Steal.	2	0
18:21	Desmond Claude made Layup.	4	0
17:51	Tyler Burton missed	4	0
17:47	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:44	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
17:41	Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:29	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
17:25	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	4	0
16:58	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	4	0
16:55	Tyler Burton Defensive Rebound.	4	0
16:45	Mark Armstrong made Jumper.	4	2
16:31	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:27	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:11	Tyler Burton missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
16:08	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	4	2
15:58	Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.	6	2
15:31	Foul on Abou Ousmane.	6	2
15:31	Official TV Timeout	6	2
15:31	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	6	3
15:31	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	6	4
15:19	Quincy Olivari made Jumper. Assisted by Sasa Ciani.	8	4
14:54	Eric Dixon made Layup.	8	6
14:34	Sasa Ciani missed Layup.	8	6
14:34	Hakim Hart Block.	8	6
14:34	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	8	6
14:27	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	8	6
14:23	Brendan Hausen Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:15	Brendan Hausen missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
14:11	Dailyn Swain Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:07	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
14:01	Hakim Hart Defensive Rebound.	8	6
13:54	TJ Bamba made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hakim Hart.	8	9
13:26	Sasa Ciani missed Jumper.	8	9
13:26	Jordan Longino Block.	8	9
13:21	Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.	8	9
13:17	Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
13:13	Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.	8	9
13:12	Brendan Hausen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lance Ware.	8	12
12:48	Foul on Hakim Hart.	8	12
12:48	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	9	12
12:48	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	10	12
12:48	Quincy Olivari made Free Throw.	11	12
12:36	Tyler Burton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hakim Hart.	11	15
12:19	Lazar Djokovic made Jumper.	13	15
12:19	Foul on Tyler Burton.	13	15
12:19	Lazar Djokovic made Free Throw.	14	15
12:08	Tyler Burton missed Three Point Jumper.	14	15
12:05	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	14	15
11:59	Abou Ousmane Turnover.	14	15
11:59	Official TV Timeout	14	15
11:50	Tyler Burton missed Layup.	14	15
11:50	Abou Ousmane Block.	14	15
11:45	Abou Ousmane Defensive Rebound.	14	15
11:35	Trey Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lazar Djokovic.	17	15
11:23	TJ Bamba missed Three Point Jumper.	17	15
11:20	Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.	17	15
11:13	Mark Armstrong made Layup.	17	17
10:47	Abou Ousmane missed	17	17
10:44	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	17	17
10:34	Mark Armstrong Turnover.	17	17
10:34	Trey Green Steal.	17	17
10:29	Trey Green missed Layup.	17	17
10:26	Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.	17	17
10:22	TJ Bamba made Layup.	17	19
10:06	Abou Ousmane missed Jumper.	17	19
10:03	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	17	19
9:54	Hakim Hart missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
9:50	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	17	19
9:39	Desmond Claude Turnover.	17	19
9:33	Hakim Hart made Layup. Assisted by TJ Bamba.	17	21
9:33	Xavier Timeout	17	21
9:16	Foul on TJ Bamba.	17	21
9:04	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	17	21
8:58	Brendan Hausen Defensive Rebound.	17	21
8:39	Jordan Longino missed Jumper.	17	21
8:36	Jordan Longino Offensive Rebound.	17	21
8:29	Brendan Hausen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.	17	24
8:16	Sasa Ciani made Layup.	19	24
7:57	TJ Bamba Turnover.	19	24
7:56	Official TV Timeout	19	24
7:40	Quincy Olivari missed Jumper.	19	24
7:35	Sasa Ciani Offensive Rebound.	19	24
7:34	Sasa Ciani missed Layup.	19	24
7:31	Quincy Olivari Offensive Rebound.	19	24
7:29	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Three Point Jumper.	19	24
7:26	Tyler Burton Defensive Rebound.	19	24
7:14	Brendan Hausen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.	19	27
6:50	Gytis Nemeiksa missed Layup.	19	27
6:47	Sasa Ciani Offensive Rebound.	19	27
6:47	Sasa Ciani missed	19	27
6:45	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	19	27
6:33	Desmond Claude made Jumper.	21	27
6:12	Tyler Burton missed Three Point Jumper.	21	27
6:10	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:51	Sasa Ciani Turnover.	21	27
5:33	Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.	21	27
5:29	Nnanna Njoku Offensive Rebound.	21	27
5:26	Tyler Burton missed Three Point Jumper.	21	27
5:22	Trey Green Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:18	Foul on Tyler Burton.	21	27
5:06	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	21	27
5:03	Mark Armstrong Defensive Rebound.	21	27
4:49	Hakim Hart made Jumper.	21	29
4:35	Abou Ousmane missed	21	29
4:31	Chris Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound.	21	29
4:15	Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.	21	29
4:12	Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.	21	29
4:01	Trey Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abou Ousmane.	24	29
3:36	Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.	24	29
3:35	Official TV Timeout	24	29
3:33	Xavier Defensive Rebound.	24	29
3:15	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	24	29
3:12	Hakim Hart Defensive Rebound.	24	29
3:00	Brendan Hausen missed Three Point Jumper.	24	29
2:57	Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound.	24	29
2:43	Desmond Claude missed Jumper.	24	29
2:40	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	24	29
2:22	Eric Dixon Turnover.	24	29
2:22	Trey Green Steal.	24	29
2:14	Trey Green missed Three Point Jumper.	24	29
2:11	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	24	29
1:51	Hakim Hart missed Three Point Jumper.	24	29
1:47	Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound.	24	29
1:41	Quincy Olivari missed Layup.	24	29
1:36	Sasa Ciani Offensive Rebound.	24	29
1:36	Sasa Ciani made Layup.	26	29
1:22	TJ Bamba Turnover.	26	29
1:05	Quincy Olivari missed Three Point Jumper.	26	29
1:02	TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.	26	29
0:51	Hakim Hart made Layup.	26	31
0:51	Foul on Quincy Olivari.	26	31
0:51	Hakim Hart missed Free Throw.	26	31
0:51	Hakim Hart Offensive Rebound.	26	31
0:51	Hakim Hart made Layup.	26	33
0:49	Foul on Dayvion McKnight.	26	33
0:49	Hakim Hart made Free Throw.	26	34
0:29	Abou Ousmane made Layup.	28	34
0:29	Foul on Lance Ware.	28	34
0:29	Abou Ousmane made Free Throw.	29	34
0:23	Villanova Timeout	29	34
0:21	Foul on Dailyn Swain.	29	34
0:19	Eric Dixon Turnover.	29	34
0:19	Dayvion McKnight Steal.	29	34
0:04	Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.	29	34
0:00	Hakim Hart Defensive Rebound.	29	34
0:00	End of 1st half	29	34

Finneran Pavilion

1:30 AM, 4 January 2024

Villanova, PA

Attendance: 6,501

Referees:
Pat Driscoll
Nathan Farrell
Courtney Green

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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