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