Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of the College Basketball Crown on Thursday in Las Vegas.Dixon, who became the program’s all-time scoring leader in the opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown, extended his record with a monster second half to lead Villanova (21-14).Dixon was responsible for all but nine of the Wildcats’ second-half points, and he grabbed a critical rebound with three seconds as Desmond Claude’s would-be go-ahead layup for USC rimmed out.On the previous possession, Dixon broke a 59-59 tie when he hit the first of two free throws earned when he drew contact from Rashaun Agee on a jump-shot attempt.Villanova erased a second-half deficit of 12 points, which USC (17-18) built with a 10-2 run coming out of halftime.Saint Thomas scored all 10 USC points in the spurt, including a pair of 3-pointers, highlighting his team-leading 23-point performance.Agee added 22 points for USC, which was without Chibuzo Agbo and Wesley Yates III, two of the team’s top scorers during the season.