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Villanova vs USC Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
VILL
Villanova
|
27 | 33 | 60 |
USC
USC
|
31 | 28 | 59 |
Game Info
Location MGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance 2,279 attendance
Bet Graph
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
|
VILL
Villanova
|
-5.5 | 151.5o |
|
USC
USC
|
+5.5 (+4.5) | 151.5u (32.5) |
Player Stats
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Dixon | 38:00 | 10-24 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | |
| E. Boakye | 36:00 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| W. Poplar | 35:00 | 5-16 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| J. Longino | 35:00 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Brickus | 30:00 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| T. Perkins | 23:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Parker | 3:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Hodge | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| N. Njoku | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| M. Thomas | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| W. Chiddick | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| J. Dumont | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| J. Moseley | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| C. O'Toole | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| A. Gavalyugov | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 200:00 | 22-58 | 9-25 | 7-11 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 60 | ||
| 38% | 36% | 64% | |||||||||||||
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Agee | 40:00 | 9-18 | 0-6 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
| D. Claude | 40:00 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| S. Thomas | 39:00 | 10-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| M. Knowling | 31:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Slajchert | 20:00 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Shelley | 17:00 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| B. Pope | 9:00 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Cohen | 4:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| B. Burden | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| J. Goorin | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| A. Dorian | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| K. Patton | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| W. Yates III | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| T. Williams II | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| I. Elohim | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| C. Agbo | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| H. Hornery | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| J. Plough | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| K. Patton Jr. | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 200:00 | 25-59 | 5-24 | 4-7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 59 | ||
| 42% | 21% | 57% | |||||||||||||
VILL vs USCRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, '13 | VILL |
94 - 79
|
VILL -12.0 | o146.5 |
VILL vs USC Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 28, 2013 ) USC 79, Villanova 94
For opponents Villanova and Southern California, facing off in Thursday's quarterfinal round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, the opening-round of the tournament provided opportunities in the unknown.
For Villanova (20-14), interim coach Mike Nardi capitalized on the opportunity to score his first career head-coaching win as he oversees the program's transition from Kyle Neptune to the incoming Kevin Willard.
"This is a very special place that means a lot to a lot of people," Nardi said following Villanova's 85-64 blowout of Colorado on Tuesday, via the university athletic website. "I've grown up here as a student, as a man and as a player. Having the opportunity to coach guys like these who understand that means a lot."
Eric Dixon also leveraged the fledgling College Basketball Crown to become the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,257 points. Dixon posted 22 points in the opening round.
For USC (17-17), its 89-60 romp vs. Tulane on Tuesday marked an opportunity for some Trojans who did not see much playing time in the regular season to make a closing impact.
With two of the team's leading scorers in 2024-25 out -- 14.1-point per game scorer Wesley Yates III due to a foot injury and 11.8-point per game scoring Chibuzo Agbo for unspecified reasons -- Matt Knowling and Clark Slajchert moved into the starting lineup.
Slajchert scored 10 points in his second double-figure-point performance of the season. Knowling shot 3-of-4 from the floor for seven points and grabbed six rebounds.
The two seniors complemented fellow upperclassman Rashaun Agee, who notched 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting. USC coach Eric Musselman named Agee the Trojans player of the game in a video posted on the team's YouTube account.
"Listen to this: season-(best) first-half defense (for) points allowed," Musselman noted of USC's 24-point yield. "Great job."
The Trojans' season average of 75 points per game ties for 263rd nationally entering Wednesday. They will look to continue Tuesday's turnaround from that number against a Villanova offense that, behind Dixon's 23 points per game, averages 73.7 as a team.
Wooga Poplar's 14.7 points per game are second among Wildcat scorers. He went for a game-high 24 in Villanova's rout of Colorado.
--Field Level Media
VILL vs USCInjury report
Villanova's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
USC's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Rice | G | Questionable - Shoulder( Oct 12, '25) | Oct 12, '25 | |
| Rice suffered a shoulder injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Trojans. | ||||
| A. Arenas | G | Out - Knee( Jul 22, '25) | Jul 22, '25 | |
| Arenas is recovering from a torn meniscus and will not take the court for the Trojans. He will be re-evaluated in January. | ||||
VILL vs USCStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.4 | (111) | FG% | (308) | 45.7 |
| 25.7 | (209) | FGM | (262) | 26.3 |
| 55.4 | (300) | FGA | (167) | 57.5 |
| 39.6 | (5) | 3P% | (136) | 32.9 |
| 9.6 | (43) | 3PM | (138) | 7.3 |
| 24.3 | (105) | 3PA | (155) | 22.2 |
| 79.4 | (6) | FT% | (335) | 75.2 |
| 12.6 | (238) | FTM | (294) | 15.1 |
| 15.9 | (321) | FTA | (252) | 20.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.3 |
| 25.9 |
| 58.5 |
| 33.8 |
| 7.7 |
| 22.9 |
| 71.8 |
| 13.6 |
| 19.0 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.4 | (252) | REB | (59) | 28.9 |
| 7.7 | (263) | OREB | (160) | 8.4 |
| 22.7 | (30) | DREB | (319) | 20.4 |
| 12.6 | (270) | AST | (338) | 15.3 |
| 9.9 | (22) | TO | (143) | 12.4 |
| 1.3 | (116) | AST/TO | (277) | 1.2 |
| 5.7 | (9) | STL | (237) | 6.9 |
| 2.3 | (43) | BLK | (238) | 3.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 31.7 |
| 8.8 |
| 22.9 |
| 13.5 |
| 12.0 |
| 1.1 |
| 6.8 |
| 3.3 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.7 | (169) | Points | (283) | 75.0 |
| 35.1 | (125) | 1st Half | (302) | 35.1 |
| 38.6 | (125) | 2nd Half | (302) | 39.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 73.1 |
| 34.4 |
| 38.1 |