Hart scores 14 to help Villanova hold off Xavier 66-65
AP
Jan 04, 2024
Villanova Wildcats, Pa. (AP) Hakim Hart scored 14 points as Villanova beat Xavier Musketeers 66-65 on Wednesday night.
Hart also had five rebounds for the Wildcats (10-4, 3-0 Big East Conference). Eric Dixon added 13 points while going 2 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 8 for 10 from the line, and he also had nine rebounds. Brendan Hausen shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Quincy Olivari led the Musketeers (7-7, 1-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Dayvion McKnight added 12 points for Xavier. Abou Ousmane also had 11 points and six rebounds.
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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
29
NOVA
Wildcats
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Abou Ousmane vs. Eric Dixon (Wildcats gains possession)
19:46
Eric Dixon misses two point layup
19:44
Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
19:24
Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
19:22
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
19:15
Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
19:13
Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
19:06
+2
Quincy Olivari makes two point layup
2-0
18:33
Gytis Nemeiksa blocks Jordan Longino's two point layup
18:31
Wildcats offensive rebound
18:27
Tyler Burton turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
18:21
+2
Desmond Claude makes two point layup
4-0
17:53
Tyler Burton misses two point hook shot
17:51
Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:45
Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
17:43
Jordan Longino defensive rebound
17:29
Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
17:27
Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
16:58
Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
16:56
Tyler Burton defensive rebound
16:45
+2
Mark Armstrong makes two point jump shot
4-2
16:31
Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
16:29
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
16:11
Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
16:09
Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:58
+2
Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot
6-2
15:31
Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
15:31
TV timeout
15:31
+1
Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-3
15:31
+1
Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-4
15:19
+2
Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists)
8-4
14:54
+2
Eric Dixon makes two point layup
8-6
14:34
Hakim Hart blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
14:32
Musketeers offensive rebound
14:28
Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
14:26
Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
14:15
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
14:13
Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
14:07
Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
14:05
Hakim Hart defensive rebound
13:54
+3
TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)
8-9
13:27
Jordan Longino blocks Sasa Ciani's two point jump shot
13:25
Jordan Longino defensive rebound
13:17
Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
13:15
Lance Ware offensive rebound
13:11
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)
8-12
12:49
Hakim Hart shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
12:49
+1
Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 3
9-12
12:49
+1
Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 3
10-12
12:49
+1
Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 3 of 3
11-12
12:37
+3
Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)
11-15
12:21
+2
Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot
13-15
12:21
Tyler Burton shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
12:21
+1
Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-15
12:09
Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
12:07
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:59
Abou Ousmane turnover (traveling)
11:59
TV timeout
11:49
Abou Ousmane blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup
11:47
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:35
+3
Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)
17-15
11:21
TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
11:19
Eric Dixon offensive rebound
11:11
+2
Mark Armstrong makes two point layup
17-17
10:47
Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
10:45
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
10:34
Mark Armstrong turnover (bad pass) (Trey Green steals)
10:29
Trey Green misses two point layup
10:27
Jordan Longino defensive rebound
10:22
+2
TJ Bamba makes two point layup
17-19
10:06
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
10:04
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
9:54
Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
9:52
Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
9:41
Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
9:35
+2
Hakim Hart makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)
17-21
9:35
Musketeers 30 second timeout
9:16
TJ Bamba personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
9:05
Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
9:03
Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
8:39
Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
8:37
Jordan Longino offensive rebound
8:29
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)
17-24
8:16
+2
Sasa Ciani makes two point layup
19-24
7:56
TJ Bamba turnover (out of bounds)
7:56
TV timeout
7:41
Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
7:39
Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
7:35
Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
7:33
Quincy Olivari offensive rebound
7:30
Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot
7:28
Tyler Burton defensive rebound
7:14
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)
19-27
6:51
Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup
6:49
Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
6:47
Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
6:45
Musketeers offensive rebound
6:34
+2
Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot
21-27
6:12
Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
6:10
Musketeers defensive rebound
5:51
Sasa Ciani turnover (traveling)
5:34
Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
5:32
Nnanna Njoku offensive rebound
5:26
Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
5:24
Trey Green defensive rebound
5:18
Tyler Burton personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
5:11
Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
5:09
Mark Armstrong defensive rebound
4:53
+2
Hakim Hart makes two point layup
21-29
4:42
Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
4:40
Chris Arcidiacono defensive rebound
4:20
Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
4:18
Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
4:05
+3
Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists)
24-29
3:40
Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
3:38
Musketeers defensive rebound
3:35
TV timeout
3:15
Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
3:13
Hakim Hart defensive rebound
2:57
Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
2:55
Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
2:43
Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
2:41
Wildcats defensive rebound
2:21
Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Trey Green (Musketeers gains possession)
2:21
Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Trey Green steals)
2:07
Trey Green misses three point jump shot
2:05
Eric Dixon defensive rebound
1:48
Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
1:46
Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
1:38
Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
1:36
Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
1:33
+2
Sasa Ciani makes two point layup
26-29
1:18
TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass)
1:01
Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
0:59
TJ Bamba defensive rebound
0:50
+2
Hakim Hart makes two point layup
26-31
0:50
Quincy Olivari shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
0:50
Hakim Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50
Hakim Hart offensive rebound
0:48
+2
Hakim Hart makes two point layup
26-33
0:48
Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
0:48
+1
Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-34
0:28
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point layup
28-34
0:28
Lance Ware shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
0:28
+1
Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-34
0:23
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:21
Dailyn Swain personal foul
0:16
Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:03
Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
0:01
Hakim Hart defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
36
NOVA
Wildcats
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
+2
Jordan Longino makes two point layup
29-36
19:28
Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass)
19:09
Desmond Claude blocks Mark Armstrong's two point jump shot
19:07
Desmond Claude defensive rebound
18:37
+3
Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)
32-36
18:19
+2
Jordan Longino makes two point layup
32-38
18:01
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)
34-38
17:43
+3
TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)
34-41
17:24
+2
Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot
36-41
17:08
+2
Mark Armstrong makes two point layup
36-43
16:54
Jordan Longino shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
16:54
+1
Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-43
16:54
+1
Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-43
16:37
Hakim Hart turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
16:25
Tyler Burton personal foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
16:22
Abou Ousmane offensive foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
16:22
Abou Ousmane turnover (offensive foul)
16:09
TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
16:07
Lance Ware offensive rebound
16:07
Gytis Nemeiksa shooting foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
16:07
+1
Lance Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-44
16:07
+1
Lance Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-45
15:51
Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
15:49
Wildcats defensive rebound
15:48
TV timeout
15:22
+3
Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)
