Villanova 95-79 Xavier (17 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

24-3, 11-3 Conference

	1	2	T
VILL	51	44	95
XAV	37	42	79

Xavier Musketeers

24-4, 12-3 Conference

J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
Naji Marshall missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones made Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Naji Marshall missed Layup.
Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Naji Marshall made Layup.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Scruggs made Layup.
Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Naji Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
J.P. Macura made Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Naji Marshall missed Layup.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Sean O'Mara made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Tyrique Jones.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Naji Marshall made Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Naji Marshall made Jumper.
Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Jalen Brunson missed Layup.
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Layup.
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Eric Paschall made Layup.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Layup.
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Paschall made Layup.
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
Mikal Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Omari Spellman.
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Donte DiVincenzo missed Jumper.
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
Collin Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
Donte DiVincenzo made Layup.
Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.

VILLANOVA

XAVIER

TIME		VILL	XAV
20:00	Jump Ball won by Villanova	0	0
19:43	Foul on Naji Marshall.	0	0
19:38	Foul on Trevon Bluiett.	0	0
19:34	Foul on Kerem Kanter.	0	0
19:30	Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	0	3
18:56	Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.	3	3
18:35	J.P. Macura Turnover.	3	3
18:13	Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.	3	3
18:13	Kerem Kanter Steal.	3	3
18:07	J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	3	6
17:43	Mikal Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	5	6
17:27	Kerem Kanter missed Jumper.	5	6
17:27	Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:24	Mikal Bridges Turnover.	5	6
17:24	J.P. Macura Steal.	5	6
17:12	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	5	6
17:12	Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:04	Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:04	Kerem Kanter Defensive Rebound.	5	6
16:42	Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	5	8
16:25	Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	8	8
16:08	Foul on Collin Gillespie.	8	8
15:55	Quentin Goodin missed Jumper.	8	8
15:55	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Block.	8	8
15:55	Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:50	Jalen Brunson missed Layup.	8	8
15:50	Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:40	Naji Marshall missed Layup.	8	8
15:40	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:28	Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	11	8
15:07	Foul on Mikal Bridges.	11	8
15:07	Official TV Timeout	11	8
14:57	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:57	Trevon Bluiett Offensive Rebound.	11	8
14:48	Jump Ball won by Xavier	11	8
14:29	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:29	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:21	Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:21	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:15	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:15	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	11	8
13:53	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Turnover.	11	8
13:34	Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	11	10
13:13	Foul on Kaiser Gates.	11	10
13:07	Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
13:07	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:58	Paul Scruggs Turnover.	11	10
12:58	Donte DiVincenzo Steal.	11	10
12:53	Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	13	10
12:34	Sean O'Mara missed Jumper.	13	10
12:34	Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:19	Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	15	10
12:00	Foul on Omari Spellman.	15	10
12:00	Official TV Timeout	15	10
11:58	Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.	15	10
11:58	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	15	11
11:58	J.P. Macura made Free Throw.	15	12
11:42	Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Paschall.	17	12
11:27	Foul on Kaiser Gates.	17	12
11:27	Kaiser Gates Turnover.	17	12
11:15	Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.	20	12
10:57	Tyrique Jones made Jumper.	20	14
10:30	Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
10:30	Naji Marshall Defensive Rebound.	20	14
10:25	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
10:25	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	20	14
10:24	Foul on Eric Paschall.	20	14
10:23	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
10:23	Trevon Bluiett Offensive Rebound.	20	14
10:18	Trevon Bluiett Turnover.	20	14
10:04	Donte DiVincenzo missed Layup.	20	14
10:04	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	20	14
10:01	Foul on Jermaine Samuels.	20	14
9:50	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	20	14
9:50	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:45	Naji Marshall missed Layup.	20	14
9:45	Omari Spellman Block.	20	14
9:45	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:33	Naji Marshall missed Jumper.	20	14
9:33	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	20	14
9:19	Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	23	14
8:58	Trevon Bluiett made Layup.	23	16
8:58	Foul on Omari Spellman.	23	16
8:58	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	23	17
8:41	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	23	17
8:31	Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.	26	17
7:59	Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.	26	17
7:59	Official TV Timeout	26	17
7:59	Tyrique Jones made Free Throw.	26	18
7:59	Tyrique Jones made Free Throw.	26	19
7:48	Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.	29	19
7:22	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	29	19
7:22	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	29	19
7:16	Naji Marshall made Layup.	29	21
7:02	Eric Paschall made Layup.	31	21
6:45	Kerem Kanter missed Layup.	31	21
6:45	Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	31	21
6:39	Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	31	21
6:39	Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.	31	21
6:30	Collin Gillespie made Layup.	33	21
6:16	Naji Marshall missed Jumper.	33	21
6:16	Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.	33	21
6:00	Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.	36	21
5:55	Xavier Timeout	36	21
5:40	J.P. Macura made Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	36	23
5:19	Foul on Mikal Bridges.	36	23
5:19	Mikal Bridges Turnover.	36	23
5:08	Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	36	25
4:43	Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper.	39	25
4:22	Kerem Kanter missed Layup.	39	25
4:22	Donte DiVincenzo Defensive Rebound.	39	25
4:17	Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.	42	25
3:59	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.	42	28
3:23	Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.	42	28
3:23	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	42	28
3:18	Official TV Timeout	42	28
3:08	J.P. Macura Turnover.	42	28
2:49	Eric Paschall made Layup.	44	28
2:36	Foul on Quentin Goodin.	44	28
2:36	Quentin Goodin Turnover.	44	28
2:23	Jalen Brunson made Layup.	46	28
2:06	Quentin Goodin made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.	46	30
1:43	Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.	48	30
1:33	Foul on Jalen Brunson.	48	30
1:33	Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.	48	31
1:33	Quentin Goodin made Free Throw.	48	32
1:12	Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.	48	32
1:12	Sean O'Mara Block.	48	32
1:12	Donte DiVincenzo Offensive Rebound.	48	32
1:06	Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.	51	32
0:59	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	51	32
0:59	Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.	51	32
0:47	Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.	51	32
0:47	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	51	32
0:39	Paul Scruggs made Layup.	51	34
0:39	Foul on Jermaine Samuels.	51	34
0:39	Paul Scruggs made Free Throw.	51	35
0:34	Villanova Timeout	51	35
0:11	Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.	51	35
0:11	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	51	35
0:06	Foul on Eric Paschall.	51	35
0:06	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	51	36
0:06	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	51	37
0:01	Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.	51	37
0:01	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	51	37
0:00	End of 1st half	51	37

Cintas Center

9:30 PM, 17 February 2018

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,777

Referees:
Brent Hampton
Tony Chiazza
Michael Stephens

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UConn	18-2	-	37-3
Marquette	14-6	4	27-10
Creighton	14-6	4	25-10
Seton Hall	13-7	5	25-12
St. John's	11-9	7	20-13
Providence	10-10	8	21-14
Villanova	10-10	8	18-16
Butler	9-11	9	18-15
Xavier	9-11	9	16-18
Georgetown	2-18	16	9-23
DePaul	0-20	18	3-29

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