Villanova Wildcats vs. Xavier Musketeers

Feb 17, 2018

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	51	44	95
XAV	37	42	79

Game Recap

Big East showdown: No. 3 Villanova 95, No. 4 Xavier 79. kal Bridges led an early 3-point shooting spurt that put Villanova in control, and the third-ranked Wildcats showed they're not ready to relinquish their reign in the Big East, beating No. 4 Xavier 95-79 on Saturday in a showdown for the league lead.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Omari Rasulala Spellman	25	4-6	3-5	0-1	4	1	0	2	1	5	11
4Eric Paschall	31	4-8	1-5	2-2	3	6	1	0	0	4	11
10Donte DiVincenzo	34	8-12	5-7	0-0	9	9	1	0	1	1	21
1Jalen Brunson	37	5-12	1-6	0-0	3	8	0	0	0	3	11
25Mikal Bridges	29	10-15	4-7	1-2	3	1	1	0	3	4	25
23Jermaine Samuels Jr.	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
21Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2	4
34Tim Delaney	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Collin Gillespie	23	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	10

TOTAL	-	38-6360.3%	16-3447.1%	3-560.0%	27	25	4	3	6	22	95

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Naji Marshall	33	4-11	1-2	2-2	8	0	0	0	0	2	11
11Kerem Kanter	12	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	4
3Quentin Goodin	37	4-9	0-2	2-2	3	12	0	0	2	1	10
55J.P. Macura	30	5-8	2-5	2-3	2	1	1	0	2	2	14
5Trevon Bluiett	37	7-13	3-6	9-10	5	0	1	0	1	2	26
0Tyrique Jones	12	1-3	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
22Kaiser Gates	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
54Sean O'Mara	16	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1	4
4Elias Harden	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Paul Scruggs	14	2-2	0-0	1-1	4	0	1	0	2	4	5
TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	6-1735.3%	19-2286.4%	26	15	4	1	11	16	79

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st halfVILLXAV

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:43) Foul on Naji Marshall.
(19:38) Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
(19:34) Foul on Kerem Kanter.
(19:30) Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
(19:30) Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:22) J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
03
+3 (18:56) Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
33
(18:35) J.P. Macura Turnover.
(18:13) Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.
(18:13) Kerem Kanter Steal.
+3 (18:07) J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
36
+2 (17:43) Mikal Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
56
(17:27) Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.
(17:27) Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Mikal Bridges Turnover.
(17:24) J.P. Macura Steal.
(17:12) Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
(17:12) Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:04) Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
58
+3 (16:25) Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
88
(16:08) Foul on Collin Gillespie.
(15:55) Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
(15:55) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Block.
(15:55) Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Jalen Brunson missed Layup.
(15:50) Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Naji Marshall missed Layup.
(15:40) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:28) Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
118
(15:07) Foul on Mikal Bridges.
(15:07) Official TV Timeout.
(14:57) Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Trevon Bluiett Offensive Rebound.
(14:48) Jump Ball won by Xavier.
(14:29) Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:29) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:21) J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:15) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Turnover.
+2 (13:34) Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
1110
(13:13) Foul on Kaiser Gates.
(13:07) Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:07) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Paul Scruggs Turnover.
(12:58) Donte DiVincenzo Steal.
+2 (12:53) Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
1310
(12:34) Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.
(12:34) Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:19) Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
1510
(12:00) Foul on Omari Spellman.
(12:00) Official TV Timeout.
(11:58) Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
+1 (11:58) J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
1511
+1 (11:58) J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
1512
+2 (11:42) Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
1712
(11:27) Foul on Kaiser Gates.
(11:27) Kaiser Gates Turnover.
+3 (11:15) Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
2012
+2 (10:57) Tyrique Jones made Jumper.
2014
(10:30) Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:30) Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:25) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(10:24) Foul on Eric Paschall.
(10:23) Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:23) Trevon Bluiett Offensive Rebound.
(10:18) Trevon Bluiett Turnover.
(10:04) Donte DiVincenzo missed Layup.
(10:04) Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
(9:50) J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:50) Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.
(9:45) Naji Marshall missed Layup.
(9:45) Omari Spellman Block.
(9:45) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(9:33) Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
(9:33) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:19) Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
2314
+2 (8:58) Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
2316
(8:58) Foul on Omari Spellman.
+1 (8:58) Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
2317
(8:41) Foul on Paul Scruggs.
+3 (8:31) Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
2617
(7:59) Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
(7:59) Official TV Timeout.
+1 (7:59) Tyrique Jones made Free Throw.
2618
+1 (7:59) Tyrique Jones made Free Throw.
2619
+3 (7:48) Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
2919
(7:22) Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
(7:22) Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:16) Naji Marshall made Layup.
2921
+2 (7:02) Eric Paschall made Layup.
3121
(6:45) Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
(6:45) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:39) Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:30) Collin Gillespie made Layup.
3321
(6:16) Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
(6:16) Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
3621
(5:55) Xavier Timeout.
+2 (5:40) J.P. Macura made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
3623
(5:19) Foul on Mikal Bridges.
(5:19) Mikal Bridges Turnover.
+2 (5:08) Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
3625
+3 (4:43) Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper.
3925
(4:22) Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
(4:22) Donte DiVincenzo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:17) Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
4225
+3 (3:59) Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.
4228
(3:23) Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:23) Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Official TV Timeout.
(3:08) J.P. Macura Turnover.
+2 (2:49) Eric Paschall made Layup.
4428
(2:36) Foul on Quentin Goodin.
(2:36) Quentin Goodin Turnover.
+2 (2:23) Jalen Brunson made Layup.
4628
+2 (2:06) Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
4630
+2 (1:43) Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
4830
(1:33) Foul on Jalen Brunson.
+1 (1:33) Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
4831
+1 (1:33) Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.
4832
(1:12) Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.
(1:12) Sean O'Mara Block.
(1:12) Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:06) Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
5132
(0:59) Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:59) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:39) Paul Scruggs made Layup.
5134
(0:39) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
+1 (0:39) Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.
5135
(0:34) Villanova Timeout.
(0:11) Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
(0:11) Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Eric Paschall.
+1 (0:06) Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
5136
+1 (0:06) Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
5137
(0:01) Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Villanova Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

XAV

95Points79

38-63(60.3%)Field Goal(%)27-58(46.6%)

16-34(47.1%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

3-5(60.0%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

28(2)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

25Assists15

4Steals4

3Blocks1

6Turnovers11

22(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

19Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, February 17, 2018 · 4:30 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 10,777 (105.4%)

tv: FOX

spread: VILL -1

over/under: 163.5