Ochefu scores 25, No. 1 Villanova beats St. John's 73-63
Daniel Ochefu had a career-high 25 points, Ryan Arcidiacono scored 13 and No. 1 Villanova beat St. John's 73-63 Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
St. John's Red Storm
63
Villanova Wildcats
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJU | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| VILL | 28 | 45 | 73 |
Xfinity Mobile Arena · 18,052 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Colgate Raiders | W 90-59 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | vs Iona Gaels | W 104-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Monmouth Hawks | W 78-63 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 63-73
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 63-72
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 63-71
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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LayUpShot 0:21 63-71
Ron Mvouika made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-71
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 60-71
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 60-71
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 60-70
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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LayUpShot 0:59 60-70
Durand Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Amar Alibegovic.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-70
Foul on Ron Mvouika.
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LayUpShot 1:59 58-70
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 58-68
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 58-67
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 58-66
Foul on Durand Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 58-66
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amar Alibegovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 55-66
Durand Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 54-66
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 54-66
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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JumpShot 4:43 54-66
Kris Jenkins made Jumper. Assisted by Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 54-64
Federico Mussini made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 53-64
Federico Mussini made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 52-64
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 52-64
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:20 52-64
Durand Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:37 49-64
Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:42 49-62
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 49-62
Foul on Amar Alibegovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:05 49-62
Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:05 49-61
Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:05 49-60
Foul on Felix Balamou.
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LayUpShot 6:36 49-60
Amar Alibegovic made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:57 47-60
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 47-57
Foul on Ryan Arcidiacono.
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DunkShot 8:31 47-57
Kassoum Yakwe made Dunk. Assisted by Felix Balamou.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:23 45-57
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:23 45-56
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 45-55
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:42 45-55
Amar Alibegovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 42-55
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:04 42-55
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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JumpShot 10:29 42-52
Felix Balamou made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:42 40-52
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 11:14 40-52
Foul on Amar Alibegovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:58 40-52
Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:58 40-51
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:46 40-51
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 12:56 40-48
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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JumpShot 13:06 40-48
Mikal Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:37 40-46
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:37 40-45
Foul on Amar Alibegovic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:00 40-45
Amar Alibegovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:13 37-45
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:13 37-44
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:13 37-43
Foul on Ron Mvouika.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 37-43
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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DunkShot 14:49 37-43
Daniel Ochefu made Dunk. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 14:53 37-41
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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PersonalFoul 15:23 37-41
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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PersonalFoul 15:37 37-41
Foul on Durand Johnson.
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LayUpShot 16:07 37-41
Ron Mvouika made Layup. Assisted by Durand Johnson.
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End Game 0:00 63-73
End of Game
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Steal 0:11 63-73
Mikal Bridges Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:11 63-73
Amar Alibegovic Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 63-73
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 63-72
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 63-71
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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LayUpShot 0:21 63-71
Ron Mvouika made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:24 61-71
Ron Mvouika Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-71
Malik Ellison missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 61-71
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 60-71
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 60-71
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:29 60-70
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 60-70
Josh Hart missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 60-70
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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LayUpShot 0:59 60-70
Durand Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Amar Alibegovic.
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Steal 1:06 58-70
Malik Ellison Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:06 58-70
Jalen Brunson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:35 58-70
Mikal Bridges Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 1:35 58-70
Daniel Ochefu missed Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 1:35 58-70
Daniel Ochefu Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:35 58-70
Mikal Bridges missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:48 58-70
Daniel Ochefu Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:48 58-70
Durand Johnson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 58-70
Amar Alibegovic Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-70
Daniel Ochefu missed Free Throw.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:59 58-70
Ron Mvouika Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-70
Foul on Ron Mvouika.
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LayUpShot 1:59 58-70
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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Defensive Rebound 2:21 58-68
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:21 58-68
Amar Alibegovic missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 58-68
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 58-67
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 58-66
Foul on Durand Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 58-66
Malik Ellison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amar Alibegovic.
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Defensive Rebound 3:12 55-66
St. John's Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:12 55-66
Ryan Arcidiacono missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:23 55-66
Daniel Ochefu Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 55-66
Durand Johnson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 55-66
Durand Johnson made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
SJU
VILL
24-54
FG
23-52
44
Field Goal %
44
10-25
3PT
4-19
40
Three Point %
21
5-9
FT
23-27
56
Free Throw %
85
28
Rebounds
37
9
Offensive Rebounds
13
19
Defensive Rebounds
24
14
Assists
13
9
Steals
9
3
Blocks
4
19
Turnovers
15
1
Team Turnovers
2
19
Total Turnovers
15
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
25
Fouls
16
1
Largest Lead
13
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