Villanova survives Georgetown scare
Josh Hart had 15 points and 12 rebounds for No. 6 Villanova, which took advantage of a cold-shooting, mistake-heavy Georgetown and survived a second-half cold spell to win 55-50 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Villanova Wildcats
55
Georgetown Hoyas
50
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILL | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| GTWN | 22 | 28 | 50 |
Capital One Arena · 15,535 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs La Salle Explorers | W 80-59 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Holy Cross Crusaders | W 95-66 | NCAAM |
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 72-74 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 55-50
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 54-50
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 53-50
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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LayUpShot 0:04 53-50
Reggie Cameron made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:10 53-48
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 53-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 52-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 51-46
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 51-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 50-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 49-46
Foul on D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 49-46
Reggie Cameron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 49-43
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 48-43
Foul on Isaac Copeland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 48-43
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:19 48-40
Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 46-40
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 45-40
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 44-40
Foul on Kaleb Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 44-40
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 43-40
Foul on Kaleb Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 43-40
Bradley Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 43-39
Bradley Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 43-38
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 43-38
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 42-38
Foul on Jessie Govan.
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LayUpShot 6:05 42-38
L.J. Peak made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:29 42-36
L.J. Peak made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:29 42-35
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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LayUpShot 6:29 42-35
L.J. Peak made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:23 42-33
Foul on Jessie Govan.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:46 42-33
Jessie Govan made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:46 42-32
Jessie Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:46 42-31
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 42-31
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:06 41-31
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 40-31
Foul on Jessie Govan.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:30 40-31
Jessie Govan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:30 40-30
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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DunkShot 8:52 40-30
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:17 38-30
Isaac Copeland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 10:11 38-27
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 11:05 38-27
Foul on D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:52 38-27
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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TipShot 12:17 35-27
Jessie Govan made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 12:32 35-25
Foul on Phil Booth.
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LayUpShot 13:54 35-25
Reggie Cameron made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:26 35-23
Daniel Ochefu made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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LayUpShot 16:14 33-23
Josh Hart made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:24 31-23
Foul on Jessie Govan.
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PersonalFoul 16:30 31-23
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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PersonalFoul 16:40 31-23
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:03 31-23
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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LayUpShot 17:52 28-23
Josh Hart made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:03 26-23
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:14 26-23
Isaac Copeland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:14 26-22
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 18:43 26-22
Foul on Reggie Cameron.
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PersonalFoul 18:52 26-22
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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PersonalFoul 19:00 26-22
Foul on D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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End Game 0:00 55-50
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 55-50
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 55-50
Tre Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 55-50
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 54-50
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 53-50
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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LayUpShot 0:04 53-50
Reggie Cameron made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:08 53-48
Kris Jenkins Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:08 53-48
Georgetown Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:10 53-48
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 53-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 52-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 51-46
Foul on L.J. Peak.
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ShortTimeOut 0:17 51-46
Villanova Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:24 51-46
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:24 51-46
Reggie Cameron missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 51-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 50-46
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 49-46
Foul on D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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Offensive Rebound 0:41 49-46
Villanova Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 49-46
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:03 49-46
Georgetown Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 49-46
Reggie Cameron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 49-43
Ryan Arcidiacono made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:22 48-43
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 48-43
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 48-43
Foul on Isaac Copeland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 48-43
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:05 48-40
Villanova Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 48-40
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:40 48-40
Mikal Bridges Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 48-40
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:03 48-40
Jalen Brunson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:03 48-40
L.J. Peak missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:19 48-40
Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 46-40
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:36 46-40
Isaac Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 46-40
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 45-40
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 44-40
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
VILL
GTWN
18-47
FG
17-52
38
Field Goal %
33
3-18
3PT
7-19
17
Three Point %
37
16-22
FT
9-11
73
Free Throw %
82
34
Rebounds
31
9
Offensive Rebounds
9
25
Defensive Rebounds
22
10
Assists
6
3
Steals
5
6
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
23
12
Largest Lead
3
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