Villanova 60-59 USC (Apr 3, 2025) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

21-14

	1	2	T
VILL	27	33	60
USC	31	28	59

USC Trojans

17-18

Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee made Layup.
Matt Knowling missed Layup.
Saint Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.
Saint Thomas made Jumper.
Clark Slajchert missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude made Three Point Jumper.
Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Saint Thomas made Jumper.
Rashaun Agee made Dunk. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
Desmond Claude made Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
Jalen Shelley made Dunk. Assisted by Saint Thomas.
Rashaun Agee missed Jumper.
Josh Cohen missed Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
Saint Thomas made Jumper.
Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee made Jumper.
Rashaun Agee made Dunk.
Desmond Claude made Layup.
Saint Thomas made Layup.
Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
Saint Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Rashaun Agee.
Saint Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.
Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Jumper.
Saint Thomas made Layup.
Saint Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashaun Agee.
Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.
Clark Slajchert missed Jumper.
Matt Knowling missed Jumper.
Saint Thomas missed Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Rashaun Agee made Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Shelley missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Layup.
Desmond Claude missed Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee missed Dunk.
Rashaun Agee made Layup.
Clark Slajchert missed Three Point Jumper.
Rashaun Agee made Layup. Assisted by Matt Knowling.
Rashaun Agee made Layup.
Saint Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.
Desmond Claude missed Layup.
Desmond Claude missed Layup.
Rashaun Agee made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Knowling.
Desmond Claude made Layup.
Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Claude missed Layup.
Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Enoch Boakye made Two Point Tip Shot.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Enoch Boakye made Dunk. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Jordan Longino missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
Wooga Poplar made Layup. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.
Jhamir Brickus made Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Kris Parker missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Jordan Longino missed Layup.
Enoch Boakye made Layup. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Jordan Longino missed Layup.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
Wooga Poplar made Layup.
Eric Dixon made Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Layup.
Jhamir Brickus made Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Layup.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.

VILLANOVA

USC

TIME		VILL	USC
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by USC	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Villanova	0	0
19:37	Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:34	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:00	Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:51	Wooga Poplar missed Layup.	0	0
18:48	Enoch Boakye Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:48	Enoch Boakye made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	0
18:34	Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:30	Jhamir Brickus Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:24	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:20	Wooga Poplar Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:17	Enoch Boakye made Dunk. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.	4	0
17:57	Rashaun Agee made Layup.	4	2
17:35	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	4	2
17:31	Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:23	Matt Knowling missed Layup.	4	2
17:21	Jhamir Brickus Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:12	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:08	Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:00	Saint Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Claude.	4	4
16:45	Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.	4	4
16:42	Clark Slajchert Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:15	Saint Thomas made Jumper.	4	6
15:58	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	4	6
15:54	Desmond Claude Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:50	Foul on Jhamir Brickus.	4	6
15:50	Official TV Timeout	4	6
15:50	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	4	6
15:50	Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova	4	6
15:38	Clark Slajchert missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
15:35	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:12	Jordan Longino missed Jumper.	4	6
15:09	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:00	Rashaun Agee missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
14:57	Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:51	Eric Dixon made Layup.	6	6
14:45	Foul on Tyler Perkins.	6	6
14:45	Jordan Longino subbing out for Villanova	6	6
14:45	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	6	6
14:40	Desmond Claude made Three Point Jumper.	6	9
14:23	Eric Dixon made Layup.	8	9
13:57	Saint Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
13:55	Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.	8	9
13:50	Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.	11	9
13:28	Clark Slajchert Turnover.	11	9
13:28	Jhamir Brickus Steal.	11	9
13:24	Wooga Poplar made Layup. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.	13	9
12:56	Saint Thomas made Jumper.	13	11
12:32	Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.	16	11
11:58	Rashaun Agee made Dunk. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	16	13
11:27	Jhamir Brickus made Jumper.	18	13
11:00	Desmond Claude made Three Point Jumper.	18	16
10:42	Foul on Clark Slajchert.	18	16
10:42	Official TV Timeout	18	16
10:42	Matt Knowling subbing out for USC	18	16
10:42	Clark Slajchert subbing out for USC	18	16
10:42	Jalen Shelley subbing in for USC	18	16
10:42	Josh Cohen subbing in for USC	18	16
10:42	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	18	16
10:42	Kris Parker subbing in for Villanova	18	16
10:42	Wooga Poplar made Free Throw.	19	16
10:42	Wooga Poplar made Free Throw.	20	16
10:14	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
10:12	USC Turnover.	20	16
10:11	Rashaun Agee Offensive Rebound.	20	16
9:46	Kris Parker Turnover.	20	16
9:46	Wooga Poplar subbing out for Villanova	20	16
9:46	Jordan Longino subbing in for Villanova	20	16
9:39	Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	20	18
9:25	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	20	18
9:20	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	20	18
9:15	Jalen Shelley made Dunk. Assisted by Saint Thomas.	20	20
8:49	Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.	20	20
8:47	Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.	20	20
8:41	Kris Parker missed Three Point Jumper.	20	20
8:36	Kris Parker Offensive Rebound.	20	20
8:27	Foul on Kris Parker.	20	20
8:27	Kris Parker Turnover.	20	20
8:27	Kris Parker subbing out for Villanova	20	20
8:27	Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova	20	20
8:27	Wooga Poplar subbing in for Villanova	20	20
8:27	Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova	20	20
8:20	Foul on Enoch Boakye.	20	20
8:20	Rashaun Agee made Free Throw.	20	21
8:20	Saint Thomas subbing out for USC	20	21
8:20	Matt Knowling subbing in for USC	20	21
8:20	Rashaun Agee missed Free Throw.	20	21
8:20	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	20	21
8:01	Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.	23	21
7:27	Rashaun Agee missed Jumper.	23	21
7:24	Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.	23	21
7:21	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
7:17	Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.	23	21
6:56	Josh Cohen missed Jumper.	23	21
6:52	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	23	21
6:52	Official TV Timeout	23	21
6:52	Josh Cohen subbing out for USC	23	21
6:52	Saint Thomas subbing in for USC	23	21
6:52	Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova	23	21
6:52	Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova	23	21
6:41	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	23	21
6:38	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	23	21
6:10	Desmond Claude missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
6:06	Enoch Boakye Defensive Rebound.	23	21
5:49	Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
5:44	Jalen Shelley Defensive Rebound.	23	21
5:34	Saint Thomas made Jumper.	23	23
5:09	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
5:05	Jhamir Brickus Offensive Rebound.	23	23
5:02	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
5:00	Rashaun Agee Defensive Rebound.	23	23
4:42	Matt Knowling subbing out for USC	23	23
4:42	Bryce Pope subbing in for USC	23	23
4:42	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	23	23
4:42	Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova	23	23
4:36	Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
4:33	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	23	23
4:21	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
4:17	Rashaun Agee Defensive Rebound.	23	23
4:09	Desmond Claude Turnover.	23	23
3:54	Foul on Jalen Shelley.	23	23
3:54	Official TV Timeout	23	23
3:38	Wooga Poplar Turnover.	23	23
3:38	Rashaun Agee Steal.	23	23
3:12	Foul on Tyler Perkins.	23	23
3:12	Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova	23	23
3:12	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	23	23
3:00	Rashaun Agee made Jumper.	23	25
2:46	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	23	25
2:43	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	23	25
2:35	Desmond Claude Turnover.	23	25
2:21	Foul on Jalen Shelley.	23	25
2:17	Foul on Jalen Shelley.	23	25
2:17	Wooga Poplar made Free Throw.	24	25
2:17	Jalen Shelley subbing out for USC	24	25
2:17	Matt Knowling subbing in for USC	24	25
2:17	Wooga Poplar made Free Throw.	25	25
2:10	Rashaun Agee made Dunk.	25	27
2:02	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	27	27
1:35	Desmond Claude made Layup.	27	29
1:15	Jhamir Brickus Turnover.	27	29
1:15	Saint Thomas Steal.	27	29
1:11	Saint Thomas made Layup.	27	31
0:38	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	27	31
0:36	Saint Thomas Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:11	Bryce Pope missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
0:08	Enoch Boakye Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:07	Villanova Timeout	27	31
0:01	Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.	27	31
0:00	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	27	31
0:00	End of 1st half	27	31

MGM Grand Garden Arena

9:30 PM, April 3, 2025Coverage: FS1

Las Vegas, NV

Line: VILL -4.5

Over/Under: 150.5

Attendance: 2,279

Referees:
Gregory Nixon
Tony Henderson
Randy Richardson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	31-5
Creighton	15-5	3	25-11
UConn	14-6	4	24-11
Marquette	13-7	5	23-11
Xavier	13-7	5	22-12
Villanova	11-9	7	21-14
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

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	19-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-18
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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