Brunson scores 18 points, No. 8 Villanova beats Stanford
Jalen Brunson scored 18 points and eighth-ranked Villanova survived a poor shooting performance in a 59-45 victory over Stanford in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tipoff on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Stanford Cardinal
45
Villanova Wildcats
59
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAN | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| VILL | 30 | 29 | 59 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Rice Owls | W 91-73 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies | W 81-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Eastern Washington Eagles | W 74-65 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:33 45-59
Marcus Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 0:33 43-59
Daniel Ochefu made Dunk. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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LayUpShot 0:47 43-57
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 43-55
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 43-54
Foul on Marcus Sheffield.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 43-54
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 43-53
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 43-52
Foul on Marcus Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 43-52
Marcus Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 42-52
Marcus Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 41-52
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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LayUpShot 4:00 41-52
Rosco Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 39-52
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 39-51
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:52 39-50
Foul on Marcus Sheffield.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:23 39-50
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 39-47
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 5:36 39-46
Technical Foul on Reid Travis.
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PersonalFoul 6:16 39-46
Foul on Marcus Sheffield.
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PersonalFoul 6:34 39-46
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 6:34 39-46
Reid Travis made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:09 37-46
Josh Hart made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:53 37-44
Foul on Grant Verhoeven.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:45 37-44
Marcus Sheffield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:52 34-44
Malcolm Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:52 33-44
Foul on Josh Hart.
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LayUpShot 9:28 33-44
Malcolm Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 9:46 31-44
Mikal Bridges made Dunk.
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JumpShot 11:01 31-42
Marcus Sheffield made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:44 29-42
Foul on Malcolm Allen.
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PersonalFoul 12:17 29-42
Foul on Phil Booth.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:56 29-42
Marcus Sheffield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:41 26-42
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:41 26-41
Foul on Michael Humphrey.
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PersonalFoul 13:42 26-41
Foul on Christian Sanders.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 26-41
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:12 26-40
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:12 26-39
Foul on Marcus Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:19 26-39
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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JumpShot 17:59 26-36
Ryan Arcidiacono made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:11 26-34
Dorian Pickens made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:11 25-34
Dorian Pickens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:11 24-34
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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JumpShot 18:26 24-34
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:45 24-32
Reid Travis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:47 23-32
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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JumpShot 19:05 23-32
Daniel Ochefu made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:13 23-30
Dorian Pickens made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 21-30
Marcus Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 20-30
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 20-30
Foul on Reid Travis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 20-30
Dorian Pickens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 19-30
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:41 19-30
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 19-27
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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LayUpShot 2:09 19-27
Dorian Pickens made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:28 17-27
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 17-25
Reid Travis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 16-25
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 16-25
Reid Travis made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 0:33 45-59
Marcus Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 0:33 43-59
Daniel Ochefu made Dunk. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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Defensive Rebound 0:33 43-57
Kris Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:33 43-57
Malcolm Allen missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:47 43-57
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:06 43-55
Marcus Allen Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 43-55
Rosco Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:17 43-55
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:46 43-55
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:46 43-55
Dorian Pickens missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:00 43-55
Rosco Allen Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 43-55
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 43-55
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 43-54
Foul on Marcus Sheffield.
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Steal 2:02 43-54
Daniel Ochefu Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:04 43-54
Dorian Pickens Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 43-54
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 43-53
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 43-52
Foul on Marcus Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 43-52
Marcus Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 42-52
Marcus Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 41-52
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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Steal 2:35 41-52
Marcus Allen Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:36 41-52
Jalen Brunson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:53 41-52
Daniel Ochefu Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:53 41-52
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:14 41-52
Daniel Ochefu Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:15 41-52
Reid Travis Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:33 41-52
Marcus Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:33 41-52
Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:43 41-52
Official TV Timeout
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LayUpShot 4:00 41-52
Rosco Allen made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:18 39-52
Reid Travis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 39-52
Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 4:41 39-52
Mikal Bridges Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:41 39-52
Josh Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 4:45 39-52
Josh Hart Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:46 39-52
Christian Sanders Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 39-52
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:52 39-51
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 369 events.
Team Stats
STAN
VILL
13-50
FG
19-62
26
Field Goal %
31
2-9
3PT
7-34
22
Three Point %
21
17-28
FT
14-20
61
Free Throw %
70
55
Rebounds
35
20
Offensive Rebounds
12
35
Defensive Rebounds
23
4
Assists
10
5
Steals
12
2
Blocks
7
23
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
0
23
Total Turnovers
6
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
2
Points Off Turnovers
13
2
Fast Break Points
8
20
Points in Paint
18
22
Fouls
22
2
Largest Lead
16
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