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Olivari scores 14 in Xavier's 56-53 win over Villanova
CINCINNATI (AP) Quincy Olivari's 14 points helped Xavier defeat Villanova 56-53 on Wednesday night.
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Eric Dixon vs. Abou Ousmane (Quincy Olivari gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | TJ Bamba misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:31 | | Â | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:28 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:26 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:26 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa personal foul | Â |
| 18:11 | | Â | Justin Moore misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:51 | | +3 | Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Mark Armstrong personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:55 | | +2 | Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point reverse layup (Abou Ousmane assists) | 0-5 |
| 16:29 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point driving layup (Mark Armstrong assists) | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | Abou Ousmane blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Abou Ousmane blocks Eric Dixon's two point layup | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point alley-oop layup | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Jordan Longino personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:04 | | +3 | Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 2-8 |
| 14:45 | | Â | Mark Armstrong turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â |
| 14:21 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Brendan Hausen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:02 | | Â | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:44 | | +2 | Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 2-10 |
| 13:42 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:29 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Lance Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:52 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mark Armstrong assists) | 4-10 |
| 12:40 | | +2 | Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot | 4-12 |
| 12:23 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Sasa Ciani defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Sasa Ciani personal foul | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals) | Â |
| 11:48 | | +2 | Quincy Olivari makes two point driving layup (Dailyn Swain assists) | 4-14 |
| 11:24 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | TJ Bamba offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists) | 6-14 |
| 10:45 | | Â | Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Burton steals) | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Dailyn Swain blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Trey Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists) | 9-14 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Sasa Ciani makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists) | 9-16 |
| 9:34 | | Â | TJ Bamba shooting foul (Sasa Ciani draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:34 | | +1 | Sasa Ciani makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-17 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point driving dunk | 9-19 |
| 8:48 | | +3 | Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists) | 12-19 |
| 8:29 | | Â | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Hakim Hart defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | Jordan Longino turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals) | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Lance Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Hakim Hart makes two point driving layup | 14-19 |
| 7:27 | | Â | Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:27 | | +1 | Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-19 |
| 6:58 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | Abou Ousmane defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Hakim Hart steals) | Â |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Hakim Hart makes two point layup | 17-19 |
| 5:48 | | Â | Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Sasa Ciani shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:28 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 |
| 5:28 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:44 | | +3 | Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists) | 22-19 |
| 4:38 | | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Justin Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Lazar Djokovic blocks Justin Moore's two point driving layup | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | Desmond Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | TJ Bamba shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:23 | | +1 | Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 3:23 | | Â | Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Brendan Hausen makes three point stepback jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 25-20 |
| 2:46 | | Â | Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Desmond Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Desmond Claude makes two point pullup jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 25-22 |
| 2:13 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Brendan Hausen personal foul | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Hakim Hart personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Abou Ousmane turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Quincy Olivari defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Eric Dixon personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 1:18 | | Â | Quincy Olivari misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Abou Ousmane offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:48 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists) | 28-23 |
| 0:33 | | Â | Quincy Olivari turnover (bad pass) (Hakim Hart steals) | Â |
| 0:12 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Gytis Nemeiksa steals) | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Justin Moore blocks Gytis Nemeiksa's two point driving layup | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Quincy Olivari offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Quincy Olivari makes three point stepback jump shot (Desmond Claude assists) | 28-26 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |