Eric Dixon and Villanova will take the court in a quarterfinal matchup in the College Basketball Crown against Rashaun Agee and USC on Thursday night.

Villanova will take the court on Thursday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena against USC in a quarterfinal matchup of the College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wildcats are 20-14 overall this season heading into this game. They finished 11-9 in the Big East Conference and bowed out of the conference tournament in the quarterfinals with a loss to UConn after beating Seton Hall in the first round. They opened up this tournament on Tuesday night with a matchup against Colorado from the Big 12 Conference.

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Game Date: Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025

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They pulled away early and won that game by 21 points to advance to this round. Wooga Poplar, the ex-Miami (FL) star, had 24 points to lead the team on 11-of-17 shooting. Eric Dixon had 22 points and three rebounds while Jordan Longino led the team in assists with four to go with four rebounds and 13 points to round out the players in double figures.

On the other side, the Trojans enter this quarterfinal game with a 17-17 record overall. They bounced back to .500 after taking down Tulane in the first round of this tournament to advance to the quarterfinal stage. They lost in the Big Ten Tournament to No. 20-ranked nationally Purdue after beating Rutgers in double overtime in the first round.

In the 89-60 win over Tulane, Rashaun Agee led the team with 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting in a game-high performance. Agee also led the team with nine rebounds while Saint Thomas led the team with nine assists to go with his five rebounds and 14 points. Clark Slajchert was the only other player in double figures with 10 points in the blowout win.

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