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Hart scores 14 to help Villanova hold off Xavier 66-65

AP
Jan 04, 2024

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Hakim Hart scored 14 points as Villanova beat Xavier 66-65 on Wednesday night.

Hart also had five rebounds for the Wildcats (10-4, 3-0 Big East Conference). Eric Dixon added 13 points while going 2 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 8 for 10 from the line, and he also had nine rebounds. Brendan Hausen shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

Quincy Olivari led the Musketeers (7-7, 1-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Dayvion McKnight added 12 points for Xavier. Abou Ousmane also had 11 points and six rebounds.

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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
29
NOVA
Wildcats
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abou Ousmane vs. Eric Dixon (Wildcats gains possession)
19:46		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
19:44		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
19:24		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
19:22		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
19:15		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
19:13		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point layup	2-0
18:33		Gytis Nemeiksa blocks Jordan Longino's two point layup
18:31		Wildcats offensive rebound
18:27		Tyler Burton turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
18:21	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	4-0
17:53		Tyler Burton misses two point hook shot
17:51		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
17:45		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
17:43		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
17:29		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
17:27		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
16:58		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
16:56		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point jump shot	4-2
16:31		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
16:29		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
16:11		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
16:09		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	6-2
15:31		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
15:31	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
15:19	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot (Sasa Ciani assists)	8-4
14:54	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	8-6
14:34		Hakim Hart blocks Sasa Ciani's two point layup
14:32		Musketeers offensive rebound
14:28		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
14:26		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
14:15		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
14:13		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
14:07		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
14:05		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
13:54	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)	8-9
13:27		Jordan Longino blocks Sasa Ciani's two point jump shot
13:25		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
13:17		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
13:15		Lance Ware offensive rebound
13:11	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	8-12
12:49		Hakim Hart shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
12:49	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-12
12:49	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-12
12:49	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-12
12:37	+3	Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)	11-15
12:21	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot	13-15
12:21		Tyler Burton shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-15
12:09		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
12:07		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:59		Abou Ousmane turnover (traveling)
11:59		TV timeout
11:49		Abou Ousmane blocks Tyler Burton's two point layup
11:47		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	17-15
11:21		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
11:19		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point layup	17-17
10:47		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
10:45		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
10:34		Mark Armstrong turnover (bad pass) (Trey Green steals)
10:29		Trey Green misses two point layup
10:27		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
10:22	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point layup	17-19
10:06		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
10:04		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
9:54		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
9:52		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
9:41		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
9:35	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	17-21
9:35		Musketeers 30 second timeout
9:16		TJ Bamba personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
9:05		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
9:03		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
8:39		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
8:37		Jordan Longino offensive rebound
8:29	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	17-24
8:16	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	19-24
7:56		TJ Bamba turnover (out of bounds)
7:56		TV timeout
7:41		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
7:39		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
7:35		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
7:33		Quincy Olivari offensive rebound
7:30		Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot
7:28		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	19-27
6:51		Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup
6:49		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
6:47		Sasa Ciani misses two point layup
6:45		Musketeers offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	21-27
6:12		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
6:10		Musketeers defensive rebound
5:51		Sasa Ciani turnover (traveling)
5:34		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
5:32		Nnanna Njoku offensive rebound
5:26		Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot
5:24		Trey Green defensive rebound
5:18		Tyler Burton personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
5:11		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
5:09		Mark Armstrong defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup	21-29
4:42		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
4:40		Chris Arcidiacono defensive rebound
4:20		Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot
4:18		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists)	24-29
3:40		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
3:38		Musketeers defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:15		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
3:13		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
2:57		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
2:55		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
2:43		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
2:41		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:21		Jump ball. Eric Dixon vs. Trey Green (Musketeers gains possession)
2:21		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Trey Green steals)
2:07		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
2:05		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
1:48		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
1:46		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
1:38		Quincy Olivari misses two point layup
1:36		Sasa Ciani offensive rebound
1:33	+2	Sasa Ciani makes two point layup	26-29
1:18		TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass)
1:01		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
0:59		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup	26-31
0:50		Quincy Olivari shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
0:50		Hakim Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:50		Hakim Hart offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup	26-33
0:48		Dayvion McKnight shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-34
0:28	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	28-34
0:28		Lance Ware shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-34
0:23		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:21		Dailyn Swain personal foul
0:16		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
0:03		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
0:01		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
36
NOVA
Wildcats
32

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point layup	29-36
19:28		Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass)
19:09		Desmond Claude blocks Mark Armstrong's two point jump shot
19:07		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	32-36
18:19	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point layup	32-38
18:01	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	34-38
17:43	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	34-41
17:24	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	36-41
17:08	+2	Mark Armstrong makes two point layup	36-43
16:54		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
16:54	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
16:37		Hakim Hart turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
16:25		Tyler Burton personal foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
16:22		Abou Ousmane offensive foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
16:22		Abou Ousmane turnover (offensive foul)
16:09		TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
16:07		Lance Ware offensive rebound
16:07		Gytis Nemeiksa shooting foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-44
16:07	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-45
15:51		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
15:49		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:22	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Hakim Hart assists)	38-48
14:55		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
14:53		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
14:45		TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass) (Dailyn Swain steals)
14:39	+3	Quincy Olivari makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	41-48
14:22		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
14:20		Musketeers defensive rebound
14:04	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Lazar Djokovic assists)	43-48
13:52		Sasa Ciani personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
13:47	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Brendan Hausen assists)	43-51
13:36		Lazar Djokovic turnover (bad pass)
13:19		Quincy Olivari personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
13:07		Jordan Longino turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Olivari steals)
13:01		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
12:59		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
12:44		Hakim Hart personal foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
12:33		Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot
12:31		Lance Ware defensive rebound
12:21		Trey Green personal foul (Mark Armstrong draws the foul)
12:11		Mark Armstrong turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
12:06		Trey Green turnover (double dribble)
11:57		Hakim Hart misses two point layup
11:55		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:45		Mark Armstrong personal foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:30		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
11:28		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
11:13		Abou Ousmane personal foul
11:03		Trey Green personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
11:03		Jordan Longino misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:03		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
10:50		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
10:48		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	45-51
10:13	+3	Hakim Hart makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	45-54
10:10		Musketeers 30 second timeout
10:10		TV timeout
9:55	+3	Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Gytis Nemeiksa assists)	48-54
9:34		Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot
9:32		Nnanna Njoku offensive rebound
9:11		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
9:09		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
8:49	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	50-54
8:40		Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:30		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
8:28		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
8:06		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
8:04		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
8:04		Kachi Nzeh turnover (out of bounds)
7:48		Kachi Nzeh shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
7:48	+1	Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
7:35	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point alley-oop dunk (Desmond Claude assists)	52-56
7:12		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
7:10		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
7:10		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
7:10	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-58
6:56		Hakim Hart personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
6:43		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
6:41		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
6:38		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
6:36		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
6:30		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
6:28		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	54-58
6:06	+3	Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot	54-61
6:06		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Jordan Longino makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-62
5:48		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
5:46		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
5:27		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
5:25		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Dailyn Swain assists)	56-62
4:51		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
4:49		Quincy Olivari defensive rebound
4:46		Eric Dixon personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
4:20		Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup
4:18		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
4:14		Gytis Nemeiksa misses two point layup
4:12		Gytis Nemeiksa offensive rebound
4:08	+2	Gytis Nemeiksa makes two point layup	58-62
3:54		TV timeout
3:43		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
3:41		Tyler Burton offensive rebound
3:22		Jordan Longino misses two point layup
3:20		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
2:54		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
2:52		Tyler Burton defensive rebound
2:20		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
2:05	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	60-62
2:05		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-62
1:47		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
1:45		Eric Dixon offensive rebound
1:45		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
1:45	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
1:24		TJ Bamba personal foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
1:24	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
1:24		Musketeers 30 second timeout
1:13		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:08		TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Olivari steals)
1:03		Jordan Longino blocks Quincy Olivari's two point layup
1:01		Musketeers offensive rebound
0:53		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
0:51		Mark Armstrong defensive rebound
0:26		Jordan Longino misses two point layup
0:24		Musketeers defensive rebound
0:22		Official timeout
0:20		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:14		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
0:12		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
0:12		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
0:12	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
0:06	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	65-66
0:05		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:04		Kachi Nzeh personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
0:04		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
0:00		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot