Xavier 78, Villanova 91 - Box Score

NET #97

	H1	H2	T
Xavier	32	46	78
Villanova	44	47	91

Villanova

NET #35

	H1	H2	T
Xavier	32	46	78
Villanova	44	47	91

Sat, Mar 7, 2026Finneran PavilionFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Xavier

Villanova

17%

83%

✓ CorrectMargin: +11.2 predicted → +13 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.9%→ 48.5

eFG%

66.9 ←53.9%

12.0%→ 8.8

TO Rate

13.2 ←12.1%

24.6%

ORB%

30.6%

27.4%→ 21.2

FT Rate

14.5 ←32.4%

Xavier

Predicted Actual

Villanova

Recap

Nova-Xavier Mismatch

Villanova's 63-spot NET rank advantage proves decisive in 13-point win over Xavier.

The Villanova University Wildcats secured a 91-78 victory over the Xavier University Musketeers at Finneran Pavilion, with the 13-point margin of victory suggesting a relatively decisive outcome. However, a closer examination of the half scores reveals a more nuanced narrative, as Villanova's 12-poi...

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Top Performers

Xavier

Jovan MilicevicMVP38.2

PTS21REB6AST4STL1BLK1

5-15 FG, 3-7 3PT, 8-8 FT

Roddie Anderson III23.8

PTS7REB4AST5STL3

3-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

Isaiah Walker22.6

PTS10REB8AST2

4-6 FG, 2-2 3PT

Villanova

Devin Askew37.1

PTS18REB8AST7STL1

6-14 FG, 5-11 3PT, 1-1 FT

Duke Brennan36.1

PTS20REB13AST2BLK1

9-12 FG, 2-2 FT

Acaden Lewis33.7

PTS14REB1AST12STL1

5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Isaiah WalkerXavier+150%

PTS

4.6 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

0.7 avg

67% FG 4-6

Devin AskewVillanova+121%

PTS

10.1 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

2.1 avg

43% FG 6-14

Jovan MilicevicXavier+72%

PTS

12.6 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

1.4 avg

33% FG 5-15

Malachi PalmerVillanova+57%

PTS

4.7 avg

REB

1.7 avg

AST

0.6 avg

38% FG 3-8

Duke BrennanVillanova+39%

PTS

12.6 avg

REB

10.5 avg

AST

2.0 avg

75% FG 9-12

Acaden LewisVillanova+30%

PTS

12.2 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

5.4 avg

71% FG 5-7

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Xavier78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jovan Milicevic	35	21	5-15	3-7	8-8	6	4	1	1	0
Malik Messina-Moore	34	14	6-13	1-6	1-1	1	3	2	0	2
Filip Borovicanin	34	14	5-9	2-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	1
Isaiah Walker	33	10	4-6	2-2	0-0	8	2	0	0	0
Roddie Anderson III	29	7	3-13	1-4	0-0	4	5	3	0	1
All Wright	20	9	3-8	1-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	2
Pape N'Diaye	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Robinson	6	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	1
Henry Thole	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Naser	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Carroll	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Wolf	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kason Westphal	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabriel Pozzato	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mier Panoam	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Sabourin	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	27-66	10-26	14-14	24	18	7	1	7

Villanova91

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Malachi Palmer	34	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1
Acaden Lewis	34	14	5-7	1-2	3-4	1	12	1	0	1
Devin Askew	33	18	6-14	5-11	1-1	8	7	1	0	2
Duke Brennan	32	20	9-12	0-0	2-2	13	2	0	1	3
Tyler Perkins	32	18	6-11	6-9	0-0	4	2	0	0	1
Bryce Lindsay	16	2	1-5	0-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1
Chris Jeffrey	11	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Braden Pierce	8	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Wade Chiddick		2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0
Zion Stanford	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tafara Gapare	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Hodge	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Onyekwere	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Flaggs	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	91	35-62	13-31	8-9	35	24	2	1	10