Villanova Wildcats at Xavier Musketeers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Olivari scores 14 in Xavier's 56-53 win over Villanova
Dailyn Swain threw down a dunk with 4:18 left to break a tie at 50 and Xavier led the rest of the way.
Olivari also contributed eight rebounds for the Musketeers (13-10, 7-5 Big East Conference). Desmond Claude scored 11 points while going 5 of 14 (1 for 7 from 3-point range), and added six rebounds and six assists. Dayvion McKnight had nine points and was 4 of 13 shooting (1 for 4 from 3-point range).
Brendan Hausen led the way for the Wildcats (12-11, 5-7) with 15 points. Eric Dixon added 13 points for Villanova. Hakim Hart also had seven points and two steals.
Olivari scored nine points in the first half and Xavier went into the break trailing 28-26. Xavier used a 9-0 second-half run to come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 42-35 with 10:34 left.
Xavier plays Saturday against Creighton at home, and Villanova hosts Seton Hall on Sunday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Xavier Timeout | 53 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. | 53 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. | 53 - 55 |
Statistics
 VILL |
 XAV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-56 | FG | 21-61 |
| 33.9 | Field Goal % | 34.4 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 22.2 |
| 9-10 | FT | 8-12 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 10,285 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
| UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
| Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
| Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |