
Xavier Musketeers at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballDixon's 24 help Villanova beat Xavier 80-68
Dixon also added five rebounds for the Wildcats (14-10, 7-6 Big East Conference). Wooga Poplar scored 23 points while going 8 of 17 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and added eight rebounds and four steals. Tyler Perkins shot 7 for 9, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 20 points.
Dante Maddox Jr. finished with 24 points for the Musketeers (14-10, 6-7). Zach Freemantle added 18 points for Xavier. Marcus Foster also recorded 10 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Villanova got a team-high 13 points across the first half from Poplar, but it was only enough to head to the locker room with the score tied at the half 33-33. Dixon scored 22 points in the second half to help lead the way as Villanova went on to secure a victory, outscoring Xavier by 12 points in the second half.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Villanova hosts St. John's and Xavier plays Providence on the road.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 80 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 80 |
2nd 0:17 | Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 80 |
2nd 0:21 | Dante Maddox Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 80 |
2nd 0:31 | Marcus Foster Steal. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
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26-53 | FG | 29-57 |
49.1 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
8-19 | 3PT | 12-24 |
42.1 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
8-12 | FT | 10-10 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
30 | Rebounds | 27 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
14 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 0 |
14 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
12 | Fouls | 12 |
6 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information

Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 8,462 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |