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Conwell scores 34, Xavier takes down Villanova 69-63
CINCINNATI (AP) Ryan Conwell scored 16 of his 34 points in the final five minutes as Xavier beat Villanova 69-63 on Tuesday night.
Conwell converted a four-point play with 1:40 remaining to give Xavier a 59-58 lead and begin a personal 9-0 run. He also made four straight free throws in the final 20 seconds.
Conwell shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 6 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 12 for 14 from the line for the Musketeers (11-7, 3-4 Big East Conference). Zach Freemantle added 10 points and nine rebounds, and Dayvion McKnight also had 10 points.
The Wildcats (11-7, 4-3) were led by Eric Dixon and Jordan Longino with 18 points apiece. Wooga Poplar also recorded 14 points and two steals.
Freemantle scored seven points in the first half and Xavier went into halftime trailing 32-24.
Xavier's next game is Saturday against No. 7 Marquette on the road. Villanova hosts Providence on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Enoch Boakye vs. Zach Freemantle (Eric Dixon gains possession) | Â |
| 20:00 | | Â | Enoch Boakye vs. Zach Freemantle (Eric Dixon gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 |  | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:09 | | +3 | Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point driving layup | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | | Â | Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Wooga Poplar steals) | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals) | Â |
| 17:44 | | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists) | 4-8 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | Marcus Foster personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:54 | | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Marcus Foster turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Dailyn Swain turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Longino steals) | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Enoch Boakye offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Ryan Conwell personal foul | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:17 | | +2 | Dailyn Swain makes two point driving dunk (Ryan Conwell assists) | 4-10 |
| 14:43 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:21 | | +2 | Jerome Hunter makes two point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists) | 4-12 |
| 14:21 | | Â | Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:21 | | +1 | Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-13 |
| 14:11 | | Â | Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Jerome Hunter steals) | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Zach Freemantle turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â |
| 13:51 | | +2 | Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Wooga Poplar assists) | 6-13 |
| 13:32 | | Â | Jerome Hunter misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:00 | | Â | Josiah Moseley offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 9-13 |
| 12:42 | | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Longino steals) | Â |
| 12:39 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point driving layup | 11-13 |
| 12:39 | | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 12:16 | | Â | Jerome Hunter misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Jordan Longino defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Marcus Foster shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:37 | | +1 | Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 11:37 | | +1 | Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 11:14 | | +3 | Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists) | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | | Â | Jerome Hunter blocks Eric Dixon's two point layup | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point layup | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:27 | | Â | Dailyn Swain offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Jordan Longino turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | +3 | Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Tyler Perkins assists) | 18-16 |
| 9:26 | | Â | Kris Parker personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Zach Freemantle's two point layup | Â |
| 9:19 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point layup | 18-18 |
| 8:24 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Marcus Foster defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Dailyn Swain misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Kris Parker makes two point driving layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 20-18 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:39 | | +1 | Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 7:10 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Jerome Hunter offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point alley-oop layup (Ryan Conwell assists) | 20-21 |
| 6:30 | | Â | Ryan Conwell personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:23 | | +1 | Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 6:03 | | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Dailyn Swain personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Jordan Longino turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals) | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot | 23-21 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Wooga Poplar personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Musketeers defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:08 | | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:00 | | +1 | Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-22 |
| 2:33 | | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:33 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-22 |
| 2:33 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 2:11 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 1:59 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot | 28-22 |
| 1:48 | | Â | Jerome Hunter offensive foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Marcus Foster shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:25 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 1:08 | | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Kris Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:36 | | +3 | Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists) | 32-22 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 32-24 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Wooga Poplar offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |