Xavier 84-74 Providence (Feb 28, 2018) Play-by-Play

Providence Friars

18-12, 9-8 Big East

	1	2	T
PROV	37	37	74
XAV	40	44	84

Xavier Musketeers

26-4, 14-3 Big East

Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Paul Scruggs missed Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Kaiser Gates made Layup.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Quentin Goodin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
Quentin Goodin made Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Naji Marshall missed Layup.
Kaiser Gates missed Jumper.
Sean O'Mara missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Naji Marshall.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Naji Marshall missed Jumper.
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Sean O'Mara made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Scruggs.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Kerem Kanter made Layup.
Kerem Kanter missed Layup.
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaiser Gates made Dunk. Assisted by Kerem Kanter.
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
Tyrique Jones missed Jumper.
Tyrique Jones missed Layup.
J.P. Macura made Layup.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Naji Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
Trevon Bluiett missed Layup.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Sean O'Mara missed Layup.
Trevon Bluiett made Dunk.
Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyron Cartwright made Layup.
Kalif Young missed Layup.
Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
Kyron Cartwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Maliek White made Layup.
Rodney Bullock missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Jackson missed Layup.
Alpha Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
Kyron Cartwright made Layup.
Alpha Diallo made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
Kyron Cartwright made Layup.
Nate Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford.
Isaiah Jackson missed Layup.
Nate Watson made Dunk.
Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup.
Isaiah Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliek White.
Maliek White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.
Kyron Cartwright made Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford.
Makai Ashton-Langford made Jumper.
Rodney Bullock made Jumper.
Alpha Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyron Cartwright made Layup. Assisted by Kalif Young.
Rodney Bullock missed Three Point Jumper.
Alpha Diallo made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Bullock.
Alpha Diallo missed Jumper.
Makai Ashton-Langford missed Layup.
Alpha Diallo made Layup.
Nate Watson missed Jumper.
Maliek White missed Three Point Jumper.
Alpha Diallo made Jumper.
Alpha Diallo made Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford.
Makai Ashton-Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
Maliek White missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyron Cartwright missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Jackson missed Jumper.
Maliek White missed Layup.
Isaiah Jackson made Layup.
Rodney Bullock made Jumper.
Maliek White made Dunk. Assisted by Alpha Diallo.
Maliek White made Dunk.
Isaiah Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Alpha Diallo.
Maliek White made Jumper. Assisted by Alpha Diallo.
Kyron Cartwright missed Layup.
Alpha Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyron Cartwright missed Jumper.
Isaiah Jackson missed Layup.
Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.
Maliek White made Layup.
Alpha Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.
Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup.
Maliek White missed Three Point Jumper.

PROVIDENCE

XAVIER

TIME		PROV	XAV
20:00	Jump Ball won by Providence	0	0
19:54	Kyron Cartwright Turnover.	0	0
19:54	Sean O'Mara Steal.	0	0
19:48	Trevon Bluiett made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.	0	2
19:23	Rodney Bullock Turnover.	0	2
19:23	Trevon Bluiett Steal.	0	2
19:11	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:11	Kalif Young Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:02	Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:02	J.P. Macura Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:49	Sean O'Mara missed Layup.	0	2
18:49	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:49	Sean O'Mara missed Layup.	0	2
18:49	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:40	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:40	Kalif Young Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:19	Kyron Cartwright made Layup.	2	2
18:01	Quentin Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:01	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:57	Naji Marshall Turnover.	2	2
17:33	Kyron Cartwright Turnover.	2	2
17:23	Foul on Kalif Young.	2	2
17:23	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	2	3
17:23	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	2	4
17:06	Kalif Young Turnover.	2	4
16:51	Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	2	7
16:26	Kalif Young missed Layup.	2	7
16:26	Rodney Bullock Offensive Rebound.	2	7
16:26	Foul on Trevon Bluiett.	2	7
16:17	Foul on Rodney Bullock.	2	7
16:17	Rodney Bullock Turnover.	2	7
15:58	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	2	7
15:58	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	2	7
15:57	Technical Foul on Alpha Diallo.	2	7
15:56	Foul on Alpha Diallo.	2	7
15:56	Technical Foul on J.P. Macura.	2	7
15:56	Foul on Alpha Diallo.	2	7
15:56	Foul on J.P. Macura.	2	7
15:53	J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.	2	7
15:53	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	2	7
15:44	Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.	2	9
15:18	Foul on Sean O'Mara.	2	9
15:18	Nate Watson made Free Throw.	3	9
15:18	Nate Watson made Free Throw.	4	9
15:09	Trevon Bluiett missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
15:09	Kyron Cartwright Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:02	Jalen Lindsey missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
15:02	Maliek White Offensive Rebound.	4	9
14:39	Isaiah Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.	6	9
14:28	Quentin Goodin made Layup.	6	11
14:05	Kyron Cartwright missed Three Point Jumper.	6	11
14:05	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	6	11
13:56	Kerem Kanter made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Macura.	6	13
13:53	Providence Timeout	6	13
13:47	Maliek White made Layup.	8	13
13:32	Kerem Kanter made Layup.	8	15
13:14	Kyron Cartwright Turnover.	8	15
13:14	Quentin Goodin Steal.	8	15
13:07	Paul Scruggs missed Layup.	8	15
13:07	Kerem Kanter Offensive Rebound.	8	15
12:53	Kerem Kanter made Jumper.	8	17
12:31	Rodney Bullock missed Three Point Jumper.	8	17
12:31	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	8	17
12:10	Quentin Goodin made Layup.	8	19
12:07	Providence Timeout	8	19
12:07	Official TV Timeout	8	19
11:50	Isaiah Jackson missed Layup.	8	19
11:50	Kerem Kanter Block.	8	19
11:50	Paul Scruggs Defensive Rebound.	8	19
11:20	Kaiser Gates made Layup.	8	21
11:01	Kalif Young Turnover.	8	21
11:01	J.P. Macura Steal.	8	21
10:53	Kerem Kanter missed Layup.	8	21
10:53	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	8	21
10:45	Kaiser Gates missed Three Point Jumper.	8	21
10:45	Drew Edwards Defensive Rebound.	8	21
10:42	Foul on J.P. Macura.	8	21
10:35	Foul on Kaiser Gates.	8	21
10:26	Alpha Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.	11	21
10:11	Foul on Jalen Lindsey.	11	21
9:58	Paul Scruggs Turnover.	11	21
9:58	Kyron Cartwright Steal.	11	21
9:55	Kyron Cartwright made Layup.	13	21
9:37	Naji Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.	13	21
9:37	Rodney Bullock Defensive Rebound.	13	21
9:08	Alpha Diallo made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.	15	21
9:00	Foul on Jalen Lindsey.	15	21
8:38	Quentin Goodin made Layup.	15	23
8:16	Kalif Young Turnover.	15	23
8:00	J.P. Macura Turnover.	15	23
8:00	Kyron Cartwright Steal.	15	23
7:55	Kyron Cartwright made Layup.	17	23
7:41	Quentin Goodin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	17	26
7:19	Foul on Rodney Bullock.	17	26
7:19	Rodney Bullock Turnover.	17	26
7:19	Official TV Timeout	17	26
6:57	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	17	26
6:57	Kaiser Gates Offensive Rebound.	17	26
6:38	Foul on Nate Watson.	17	26
6:38	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	17	27
6:38	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	17	28
6:20	Nate Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford.	19	28
6:02	Quentin Goodin made Jumper. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.	19	30
5:37	Nate Watson Turnover.	19	30
5:37	Sean O'Mara Steal.	19	30
5:25	Naji Marshall missed Layup.	19	30
5:25	Makai Ashton-Langford Defensive Rebound.	19	30
5:17	Isaiah Jackson missed Layup.	19	30
5:17	Nate Watson Offensive Rebound.	19	30
5:08	Nate Watson made Dunk.	21	30
4:59	Kaiser Gates missed Jumper.	21	30
4:59	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	21	30
4:59	Sean O'Mara missed Two Point Tip Shot.	21	30
4:59	Sean O'Mara Offensive Rebound.	21	30
4:57	Foul on Rodney Bullock.	21	30
4:57	Sean O'Mara missed Free Throw.	21	30
4:57	Alpha Diallo Defensive Rebound.	21	30
4:48	Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup.	23	30
4:33	Foul on Nate Watson.	23	30
4:33	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	23	31
4:33	Sean O'Mara made Free Throw.	23	32
4:21	Isaiah Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	23	32
4:21	Quentin Goodin Defensive Rebound.	23	32
4:09	Quentin Goodin missed Layup.	23	32
4:09	Nate Watson Block.	23	32
4:09	Xavier Offensive Rebound.	23	32
4:06	Xavier Timeout	23	32
4:06	Official TV Timeout	23	32
4:03	Foul on Isaiah Jackson.	23	32
4:03	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	23	33
4:03	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	23	34
3:45	Foul on Paul Scruggs.	23	34
3:45	Makai Ashton-Langford made Free Throw.	24	34
3:45	Makai Ashton-Langford missed Free Throw.	24	34
3:45	Trevon Bluiett Defensive Rebound.	24	34
3:30	Foul on Kyron Cartwright.	24	34
3:30	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	24	35
3:30	Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.	24	36
3:16	Isaiah Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maliek White.	27	36
2:44	Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.	27	38
2:25	Maliek White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.	30	38
2:01	Quentin Goodin Turnover.	30	38
2:01	Kyron Cartwright Steal.	30	38
1:54	Makai Ashton-Langford made Layup. Assisted by Kyron Cartwright.	32	38
1:54	Foul on Naji Marshall.	32	38
1:54	Makai Ashton-Langford made Free Throw.	33	38
1:41	Trevon Bluiett missed Jumper.	33	38
1:41	Naji Marshall Offensive Rebound.	33	38
1:33	J.P. Macura missed Jumper.	33	38
1:33	Makai Ashton-Langford Defensive Rebound.	33	38
1:28	Foul on Maliek White.	33	38
1:28	Maliek White Turnover.	33	38
1:03	Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.	33	40
0:38	Kyron Cartwright made Jumper. Assisted by Makai Ashton-Langford.	35	40
0:14	Foul on J.P. Macura.	35	40
0:14	J.P. Macura Turnover.	35	40
0:02	Makai Ashton-Langford made Jumper.	37	40
0:00	End of 1st half	37	40

White throws down the angry slam for Providence

0:20

Scruggs-O'Mara connection leads to big play

0:21

Providence's Langford beats the buzzer

0:31

Cintas Center

6:30 PM, February 28, 2018Coverage: FS1

Cincinnati, OH

Attendance: 10,715

Referees:
Jeff Clark
Tony Chiazza
John Gaffney

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Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	21-15
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

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