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Villanova vs Xavier Results, Match Player Stats & Records
| Team | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VILL
Villanova
|
43 | 38 | 11 | 92 |
XAV
Xavier
|
42 | 39 | 8 | 89 |
Game Info
Location Cintas Center
Attendance 9,439 attendance
Bet Graph
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
|
VILL
Villanova
|
-4.5 | 152.5o (28.5) |
|
XAV
Xavier
|
+4.5 (+1.5) | 152.5u |
Player Stats
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lewis | 38:00 | 9-18 | 0-4 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| T. Perkins | 37:00 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| M. Hodge | 36:00 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| D. Brennan | 35:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| B. Lindsay | 25:00 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| M. Palmer | 24:00 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| D. Askew | 14:00 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| B. Pierce | 9:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| C. Jeffrey | 7:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| N. Onyekwere | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| M. Flaggs | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| W. Chiddick | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| T. Gapare | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Z. Stanford | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 225:00 | 33-75 | 12-34 | 14-22 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 92 | ||
| 44% | 35% | 64% | |||||||||||||
| Player | POS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Messina-Moore | 41:00 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| T. Carroll | 40:00 | 11-14 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
| J. Milicevic | 39:00 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
| F. Borovicanin | 32:00 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| A. Wright | 21:00 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| R. Anderson | 25:00 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| I. Walker | 19:00 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| A. Robinson | 8:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| I. Sabourin | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| M. Wolf | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| P. N'Diaye | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| H. Thole | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| K. Westphal | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| M. Panoam | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| L. Naser | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| G. Pozzato | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 225:00 | 34-67 | 10-23 | 11-13 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 89 | ||
| 51% | 43% | 85% | |||||||||||||
VILL vs XAVRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 09, '25 | VILL |
80 - 68
|
VILL -2.5 | o140.5 |
| Jan 14, '25 | XAV |
69 - 63
|
XAV -3.0 | u147.0 |
| Feb 07, '24 | XAV |
56 - 53
|
VILL 3.5 | u149.5 |
| Jan 03, '24 | VILL |
66 - 65
|
XAV 8.5 | u142.5 |
| Feb 21, '23 | XAV |
64 - 63
|
VILL 4.5 | u147.0 |
| Jan 07, '23 | VILL |
88 - 80
|
XAV 2.0 | o145.5 |
| Jan 12, '22 | XAV |
64 - 60
|
VILL 1.5 | u137.0 |
| Dec 21, '21 | VILL |
71 - 58
|
VILL -5.5 | u136.0 |
| Feb 22, '20 | XAV |
64 - 55
|
VILL -1.0 | u135.0 |
| Dec 30, '19 | VILL |
68 - 62
|
VILL -5.5 | u139.5 |
VILL vs XAV Preview
Last Meeting ( Feb 9, 2025 ) Xavier 68, Villanova 80
Xavier will need to keep its sharp-shooting touch going when it hosts red-hot Villanova in a Big East showdown Tuesday night in Cincinnati.
Xavier (13-12, 5-9 Big East) went 11 of 22 from 3-point range in the first half and tied a season-high 16 threes on its way to a 96-88 win over Marquette on Saturday.
Villanova (20-5, 11-3) beat Creighton on the road Saturday, 80-69. The Wildcats have won five straight, marching up the NET rankings as they strive to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since reaching the Final Four in 2022.
On Saturday, Villanova played stout defense in the first of two straight road games and went on an early 16-3 run off that featured consecutive threes from Devin Askew. Creighton was 1-of-8 from the field in that stretch, and the Wildcats held a 25-10 lead with 7:20 to play in the first half.
"We were really solid," said Wildcats head coach Kevin Willard, reaching the 20-win mark in his first season at Villanova. "At our place, we got caught in switches a couple of times, and they took advantage of it. I thought we were really solid in guarding our man well."
Tyler Perkins has started all 25 games and leads Villanova in scoring at 13.6 points per game, while Duke Brennan has been a force scoring and in the paint (12.4 points, 10.6 rebounds per game). Acaden Lewis also averages 12.4 points for Villanova, which is 30th in NET rankings and is 18-2 when scoring at least 70 points.
Xavier nearly blew a 21-point lead Saturday against Marquette because of very leaky defense. With five minutes remaining, Marquette drew to within four, 77-73, before Jovan Milicevic and Filip Borovicanin drained back-to-back threes to push the lead back to 10.
"Offensively we were phenomenal. Defensively we were an absolute trainwreck," Xavier coach Richard Pitino said. "Marquette's been playing very well. We beat a very good team, a very talented team and a well-coached team."
Tre Carroll leads Xavier in scoring at 18 points per game while Milicevic (11.7 ppg) and Borovicanin (10.1 ppg), both transfers from Pitino's team last year at New Mexico, have played key roles for the Musketeers all season.
--Field Level Media
VILL vs XAVInjury report
Villanova's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hodge | F | Out - Knee( Feb 27, '26) | Feb 27, '26 | |
| Hodge suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the 2026-26 season. | ||||
Xavier's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wolf | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 30, '26) | Jan 30, '26 | |
| Wolf is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Musketeers. | ||||
| L. Naser | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Dec 30, '25) | Dec 30, '25 | |
| Naser is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Musketeers. | ||||
| K. Westphal | C | Out - Redshirt( Nov 05, '25) | Nov 05, '25 | |
| Westphal will redshirt the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| G. Pozzato | F | Questionable - Knee( Oct 29, '25) | Oct 29, '25 | |
| Pozzato is recovering from a torn MCL and is uncertain to take the court for the Musketeers. | ||||
VILL vs XAVStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.0 | (165) | FG% | (329) | 47.0 |
| 27.2 | (178) | FGM | (328) | 28.7 |
| 59.2 | (200) | FGA | (258) | 61.0 |
| 36.2 | (103) | 3P% | (262) | 34.1 |
| 9.8 | (57) | 3PM | (128) | 7.3 |
| 27.2 | (64) | 3PA | (85) | 21.4 |
| 69.1 | (304) | FT% | (31) | 68.6 |
| 13.4 | (291) | FTM | (154) | 13.9 |
| 19.4 | (262) | FTA | (208) | 20.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.7 |
| 26.4 |
| 59.0 |
| 33.8 |
| 7.9 |
| 23.4 |
| 72.0 |
| 14.6 |
| 20.3 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.6 | (287) | REB | (309) | 34.6 |
| 10.0 | (152) | OREB | (68) | 8.2 |
| 21.6 | (128) | DREB | (132) | 26.4 |
| 15.2 | (111) | AST | (362) | 18.4 |
| 10.2 | (42) | TO | (247) | 12.0 |
| 1.5 | (55) | AST/TO | (358) | 1.5 |
| 7.4 | (19) | STL | (205) | 6.0 |
| 2.1 | (29) | BLK | (86) | 4.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 31.8 |
| 9.1 |
| 22.7 |
| 14.0 |
| 12.0 |
| 1.2 |
| 6.9 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.8 | (182) | Points | (295) | 78.5 |
| 37.3 | (361) | 1st Half | (60) | 37.2 |
| 39.4 | (361) | 2nd Half | (60) | 40.9 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.2 |
| 35.4 |
| 39.2 |