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Dixon leads Villanova past USC 60-59 in College Basketball Crown

AP
Apr 04, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Eric Dixon led Villanova with 28 points, including a go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining as the Wildcats defeated USC 60-59 on Thursday night in the College Basketball Crown.

Villanova plays UCF in the semifinals on Saturday.

Dixon shot 10 of 24 from the field, including 5 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 7 from the line for the Wildcats (21-14). Wooga Poplar scored 16 points while going 5 of 16 from the floor, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line and added seven rebounds. Jhamir Brickus finished 4 of 7 from the field to finish with 10 points.

Saint Thomas finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Trojans (17-18). Rashaun Agee added 22 points, seven rebounds and two steals for USC. Desmond Claude also had 10 points.

Poplar scored 14 points in the first half and Villanova went into halftime trailing 31-27. Dixon scored 24 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
NOVA
Wildcats
27
USC
Trojans
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Eric Dixon vs. Rashaun Agee (Desmond Claude gains possession)
19:36		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
19:34		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
19:17		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
19:15		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
19:03		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
19:01		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
18:51		Wooga Poplar misses two point driving layup
18:49		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
18:47	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point tip dunk	2-0
18:27		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
18:23		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
18:21		Wooga Poplar offensive rebound
18:15	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point dunk (Wooga Poplar assists)	4-0
17:56	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point bank jump shot	4-2
17:35		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
17:33		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
17:23		Matt Knowling misses two point layup
17:21		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
17:11		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
17:09		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	4-4
16:44		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
16:42		Clark Slajchert defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot	4-6
15:57		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
15:55		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
15:50		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:38		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
15:36		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
15:13		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
15:11		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
15:00		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
14:58		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
14:47	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	6-6
14:45		Tyler Perkins personal foul
14:39	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot	6-9
14:22	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point driving reverse layup	8-9
13:58		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:56		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
13:49	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	11-9
13:27		Clark Slajchert turnover (lost ball) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
13:22	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists)	13-9
12:56	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot	13-11
12:31	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot	16-11
11:58	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk (Saint Thomas assists)	16-13
11:25	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point turnaround jump shot	18-13
10:58	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point pullup jump shot	18-16
10:42		Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
10:42		TV timeout
10:42	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-16
10:42	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-16
10:14		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
10:12		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
10:12		Trojans turnover (shot clock violation)
9:46		Kris Parker turnover (offensive goaltending)
9:39	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	20-18
9:21		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
9:19		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Jalen Shelley makes two point alley-oop layup (Saint Thomas assists)	20-20
8:46		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
8:44		Tyler Perkins offensive rebound
8:37		Kris Parker misses three point jump shot
8:35		Kris Parker offensive rebound
8:27		Kris Parker offensive foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
8:27		Kris Parker turnover (offensive foul)
8:20		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-21
8:20		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:20		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
7:59	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	23-21
7:28		Rashaun Agee misses two point jump shot
7:26		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
7:18		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
7:16		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
6:56		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
6:52		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
6:52		TV timeout
6:40		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
6:38		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
6:09		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
6:07		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
5:47		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
5:45		Jalen Shelley defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot	23-23
5:08		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
5:06		Jhamir Brickus offensive rebound
5:01		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
4:59		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
4:35		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
4:33		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
4:20		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
4:18		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
4:09		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball)
3:54		Jalen Shelley personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:38		Wooga Poplar turnover (lost ball) (Rashaun Agee steals)
3:12		Tyler Perkins personal foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
3:00	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point bank jump shot	23-25
2:46		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
2:44		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
2:35		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass)
2:21		Jalen Shelley personal foul
2:17		Jalen Shelley shooting foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
2:17	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
2:17	+1	Wooga Poplar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
2:10	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point running dunk	25-27
2:02	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point stepback jump shot	27-27
1:35	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point driving hook shot	27-29
1:14		Jhamir Brickus turnover (bad pass) (Saint Thomas steals)
1:09	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	27-31
0:39		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
0:37		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:09		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
0:07		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
0:07		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:01		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NOVA
Wildcats
33
USC
Trojans
28

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	27-33
19:10		Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
19:08		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
19:04	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	27-36
18:32		Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot
18:31		Jordan Longino offensive rebound
18:28		Jordan Longino turnover (3-second violation)
18:04		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Enoch Boakye steals)
17:53	+2	Enoch Boakye makes two point layup (Wooga Poplar assists)	29-36
17:33		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
17:25		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:23		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
17:14		Desmond Claude personal foul
17:11		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
17:09		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
17:03		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Clark Slajchert draws the foul)
16:45		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
16:43		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
16:38		Saint Thomas personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
16:32		Saint Thomas blocks Eric Dixon's two point hook shot
16:30		Matt Knowling defensive rebound
16:17	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point driving layup	29-38
15:59		Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass)
15:59		TV timeout
15:37	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Rashaun Agee assists)	29-41
15:16	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point driving reverse layup	31-41
14:54		Rashaun Agee turnover (traveling)
14:39		Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot
14:37		Jordan Longino offensive rebound
14:29	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	34-41
14:06		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
14:01		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
13:59		Clark Slajchert defensive rebound
13:48		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
13:46		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
13:42		Desmond Claude shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-41
13:42	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-41
13:23		Clark Slajchert misses two point jump shot
13:21		Trojans offensive rebound
13:21		Eric Dixon personal foul
13:18		Clark Slajchert misses two point jump shot
13:16		Jordan Longino defensive rebound
13:09		Jordan Longino turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals)
12:57		Saint Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
12:41		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
12:39		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
12:27		Matt Knowling misses two point jump shot
12:25		Trojans offensive rebound
12:25		Jhamir Brickus personal foul
12:16		Rashaun Agee turnover (bad pass)
11:58		Jordan Longino misses two point driving layup
11:57		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Wildcats turnover (5-second violation)
11:44		Kris Parker personal foul
11:31		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:29		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
11:29		Rashaun Agee misses two point layup
11:27		Trojans offensive rebound
11:21	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point hook shot	36-43
10:59	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point layup	38-43
10:59		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
10:59		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:59		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
10:39		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
10:37		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
10:31	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	41-43
10:11		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
10:09		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
9:50		Wooga Poplar turnover (bad pass) (Rashaun Agee steals)
9:29		Jalen Shelley misses three point jump shot
9:27		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point driving reverse layup	43-43
8:40		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
8:38		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot	45-43
8:32		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
8:32		Trojans 30 second timeout
8:32		TV timeout
8:32		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:32		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
8:05		Enoch Boakye personal foul (Matt Knowling draws the foul)
7:48		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
7:46		Trojans offensive rebound
7:46		TV timeout
7:41		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
7:39		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
7:31		Wooga Poplar blocks Rashaun Agee's two point layup
7:29		Clark Slajchert offensive rebound
7:28	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup	45-45
7:08		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
7:06		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
6:56		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
6:54		Enoch Boakye defensive rebound
6:40	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	48-45
6:20	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Matt Knowling assists)	48-47
6:20		Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-48
6:03	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point jump shot	51-48
5:39	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point driving layup	51-50
5:39		Jordan Longino shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-51
5:29		Jalen Shelley personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
5:11		Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot
5:09		Enoch Boakye offensive rebound
5:07		Jalen Shelley blocks Eric Dixon's three point jump shot
5:05		Wildcats offensive rebound
5:05		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:00	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point stepback jump shot	54-51
4:48	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	54-54
4:29		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
4:27		Jalen Shelley defensive rebound
4:18		Eric Dixon personal foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
4:18		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot	56-54
3:41		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
3:39		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
3:37		Trojans 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:25		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
3:23		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
3:04		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
3:02		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
3:02		Enoch Boakye personal foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-55
3:02		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:02		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
2:41		Eric Dixon misses two point layup
2:39		Trojans defensive rebound
2:26	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk (Matt Knowling assists)	56-57
2:05	+3	Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Jordan Longino assists)	59-57
1:52	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point driving layup	59-59
1:28		Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot
1:26		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
1:21		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:19		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
1:14		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:07		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
1:05		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:44		Eric Dixon blocks Desmond Claude's three point jump shot
0:42		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
0:18		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
0:18		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:18		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
0:03		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
0:02		Eric Dixon defensive rebound
0:02		Clark Slajchert personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul)
0:02		Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
0:02		Trojans 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Trojans 60 second timeout