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Dixon's 24 help Villanova beat Xavier 80-68

AP
Feb 09, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eric Dixon had 24 points in Villanova's 80-68 win over Xavier on Sunday.

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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1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
33
NOVA
Wildcats
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zach Freemantle vs. Enoch Boakye (Musketeers gains possession)
19:31	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:13		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
19:11		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
18:53		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
18:51		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
18:31	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point layup	2-2
18:13		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
18:11		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
17:42	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk	2-4
17:27		Dailyn Swain turnover (traveling)
17:10		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
17:08		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
16:55		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass) (Wooga Poplar steals)
16:41		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
16:39		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
16:23	+3	Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)	5-4
15:54	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	5-6
15:37		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
15:35		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
15:22		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
15:20		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup (Dayvion McKnight assists)	7-6
14:45		Marcus Foster personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
14:45		TV timeout
14:33	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	7-9
14:21		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Wooga Poplar steals)
14:15		Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
14:08		Jordan Longino personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
13:58	+3	Zach Freemantle makes three point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)	10-9
13:33		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
13:27		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
13:25		Josiah Moseley defensive rebound
13:12		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
13:10		Josiah Moseley offensive rebound
13:06	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	10-12
12:45		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
12:43		Josiah Moseley defensive rebound
12:36		Dante Maddox Jr. blocks Jhamir Brickus's two point layup
12:34		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
12:27		Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Perkins steals)
12:20		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
12:18		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point layup	12-12
11:39		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals)
11:29		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
11:27		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
11:04		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Zach Freemantle steals)
11:02		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
11:02		TV timeout
11:02	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
11:02		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:02		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
10:44		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
10:42		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
10:24		John Hugley IV turnover (Wooga Poplar steals)
10:07	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Jordan Longino assists)	13-14
9:46		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Perkins steals)
9:37		Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
9:35		Wooga Poplar offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Tyler Perkins makes two point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	13-16
9:20		Musketeers 30 second timeout
9:06	+2	Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-16
8:50	+3	Jordan Longino makes three point jump shot	15-19
8:33		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
8:31		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
8:09		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
8:07		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
7:58	+3	Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	18-19
7:28		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
7:26		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
7:25		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Enoch Boakye draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jordan Longino assists)	18-21
7:04	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point layup	20-21
6:37	+2	Jordan Longino makes two point jump shot	20-23
6:14		Dailyn Swain misses two point jump shot
6:12		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
5:49		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
5:47		Dailyn Swain defensive rebound
5:24		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
5:22		Musketeers offensive rebound
5:12		Dayvion McKnight turnover (traveling)
4:56		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
4:54		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot	22-23
4:23		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
4:21		Marcus Foster defensive rebound
3:59		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-23
3:59	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-23
3:59	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-23
3:45		Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Foster steals)
3:41		Marcus Foster turnover (lost ball) (Wooga Poplar steals)
3:36		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
3:34		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
3:26	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	28-23
2:58	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	28-26
2:31		Zach Freemantle misses two point layup
2:29		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
2:23	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	28-29
1:58	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists)	31-29
1:33		Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
1:31		Wooga Poplar offensive rebound
1:27	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	31-31
1:01		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:59		Marcus Foster offensive rebound
0:59		Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:47		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
0:45		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists)	33-31
0:21		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:05		Jhamir Brickus misses two point layup
0:03		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Tyler Perkins makes two point layup	33-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
XAV
Musketeers
35
NOVA
Wildcats
47

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
19:44		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
19:30		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
19:29		Wildcats defensive rebound
19:29		Dailyn Swain personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
19:16	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	33-36
18:56	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Dailyn Swain assists)	35-36
18:38		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
18:30	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	35-39
18:24		Musketeers 30 second timeout
18:24		TV timeout
18:14		Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball)
17:53		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
17:51		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
17:45		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
17:43		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point jump shot	35-41
17:04		Eric Dixon personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
16:57		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
16:55		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
16:45		Jordan Longino misses two point layup
16:43		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup (Ryan Conwell assists)	37-41
16:10	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	37-43
15:58	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup (Marcus Foster assists)	39-43
15:33		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
15:31		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
15:26	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot	42-43
14:52		Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
14:46		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
14:44		Marcus Foster offensive rebound
14:38	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point layup	44-43
14:38		Wildcats 30 second timeout
14:38		TV timeout
14:15	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists)	44-46
13:54	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	46-46
13:26		Tyler Perkins misses two point layup
13:24		Musketeers defensive rebound
13:16	+3	Dante Maddox Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists)	49-46
12:55		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
12:53		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
12:46		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
12:44		Musketeers offensive rebound
12:38	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)	52-46
12:15	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot	52-49
12:00		Jerome Hunter offensive foul (Tyler Perkins draws the foul)
12:00		Jerome Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:48		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
11:46		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
11:34		Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
11:32		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
11:25	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	52-52
11:02		Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball)
10:44	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	52-54
10:23		Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-54
10:23	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-54
10:10	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	54-56
9:47		Marcus Foster misses two point layup
9:45		Jerome Hunter offensive rebound
9:41		Jerome Hunter misses two point layup
9:39		Dailyn Swain offensive rebound
9:35	+2	Dailyn Swain makes two point layup	56-56
9:18	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot	56-58
9:18		Dailyn Swain shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-59
8:57	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot	58-59
8:36		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
8:36		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
8:36		Marcus Foster personal foul (Tyler Perkins draws the foul)
8:21	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	58-61
8:21		Marcus Foster shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-62
8:01		Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass)
7:49		Jerome Hunter shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
7:49	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-64
7:42		Eric Dixon personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
7:31		Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
7:29		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
7:15		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
7:13		Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
6:59		Zach Freemantle turnover (bad pass)
6:37		Eric Dixon turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Conwell steals)
6:23	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot (Dante Maddox Jr. assists)	60-64
5:51		Zach Freemantle personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
5:51	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
5:21		Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point layup
5:19		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Tyler Perkins makes two point layup (Eric Dixon assists)	60-68
5:08		Musketeers 30 second timeout
4:53		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
4:51		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
4:51		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
4:48		Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Zach Freemantle makes two point layup	62-68
4:47		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
4:47		Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:46		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
4:46		Marcus Foster personal foul (Tyler Perkins draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Tyler Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
4:46	+1	Tyler Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
4:27		Tyler Perkins personal foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
4:22		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
4:20		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
3:57	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	62-73
3:46		Eric Dixon personal foul (Dailyn Swain draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:40		Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot
3:38		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:15	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	62-76
2:58		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
2:58		Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:58		Ryan Conwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	62-78
2:09	+2	Marcus Foster makes two point jump shot	64-78
2:09		Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Marcus Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-78
1:43		Jerome Hunter shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-79
1:43	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-80
1:23	+2	Dante Maddox Jr. makes two point layup	67-80
1:23		Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Dante Maddox Jr. draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Dante Maddox Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-80
1:23		Musketeers 60 second timeout
0:54		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
0:52		Dante Maddox Jr. defensive rebound
0:36		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
0:34		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
0:31		Eric Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Foster steals)
0:19		Dante Maddox Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:17		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Eric Dixon defensive rebound