No. 11 Villanova beats Fairleigh Dickinson 91-54
Daniel Ochefu scored 16 points, freshman Jalen Brunson added 12 points and four assists and No. 11 Villanova opened with a 91-54 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
54
Villanova Wildcats
91
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDU | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| VILL | 50 | 41 | 91 |
Finneran Pavilion · 6,500 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ East Texas A&M Lions | W 80-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs City College NY Beavers | W 93-56 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | @ Butler Bulldogs | L 65-99 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Illinois Fighting Illini | L 45-120 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:58 54-91
Kevin Rafferty made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Farrell.
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LayUpShot 1:07 54-89
Darnell Edge made Layup. Assisted by Stephan Jiggetts.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 52-89
Stephan Jiggetts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 51-89
Stephan Jiggetts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 50-89
Foul on Kevin Rafferty.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-89
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-88
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:34 50-87
Foul on Darnell Edge.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 50-87
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-87
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 48-87
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 48-87
Darryl Reynolds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 48-86
Foul on Dondre Rhoden.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 48-86
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 47-86
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:24 46-86
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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LayUpShot 3:49 46-86
Darnell Edge made Layup. Assisted by DaRon Curry.
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LayUpShot 5:20 44-86
Stephan Jiggetts made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:40 42-86
Donte DiVincenzo made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:01 42-84
Foul on Darian Anderson.
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DunkShot 6:01 42-84
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 6:24 42-82
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 6:36 42-82
Foul on Phil Booth.
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DunkShot 6:51 42-82
Daniel Ochefu made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:16 42-80
Darian Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone O'Garro.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:33 39-80
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:59 39-77
Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:17 39-75
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:24 39-73
Malik Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:24 38-73
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:47 38-73
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 9:01 38-70
Foul on Mike Holloway.
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PersonalFoul 9:17 38-70
Foul on Earl Potts Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:57 38-70
Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 9:58 38-67
Foul on Myles Mann.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:34 38-67
Stephan Jiggetts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Earl Potts Jr..
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JumpShot 11:37 35-67
Phil Booth made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:57 35-65
Foul on Ghassan Nehme.
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PersonalFoul 12:24 35-65
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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DunkShot 12:48 35-65
Earl Potts Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Darian Anderson.
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PersonalFoul 12:59 33-65
Foul on Josh Hart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:24 33-65
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darryl Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 13:37 33-62
Foul on Stephan Jiggetts.
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PersonalFoul 13:58 33-62
Foul on Darian Anderson.
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PersonalFoul 14:41 33-62
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:34 33-62
Darian Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marques Townes.
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JumpShot 15:58 30-62
Darian Anderson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:18 28-62
Foul on Tyrone O'Garro.
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LayUpShot 16:18 28-62
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:45 28-60
Darian Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Jiggetts.
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PersonalFoul 17:04 25-60
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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PersonalFoul 17:10 25-60
Foul on Mike Holloway.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:00 25-60
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:31 25-57
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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LayUpShot 18:54 25-54
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:20 25-52
Marques Townes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone O'Garro.
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JumpShot 19:48 22-52
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:01 22-50
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 22-48
Foul on Ghassan Nehme.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 22-48
Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kris Jenkins.
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End Game 0:00 54-91
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 54-91
Darryl Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 54-91
Mike Schroback missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:13 54-91
Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:26 54-91
Darnell Edge Turnover.
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Steal 0:30 54-91
Dondre Rhoden Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:30 54-91
Kevin Rafferty Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 54-91
Darryl Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:46 54-91
Dondre Rhoden missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:58 54-91
Kevin Rafferty made Layup. Assisted by Patrick Farrell.
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LayUpShot 1:07 54-89
Darnell Edge made Layup. Assisted by Stephan Jiggetts.
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Steal 1:12 52-89
Stephan Jiggetts Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 52-89
Henry Lowe Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 52-89
Stephan Jiggetts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 51-89
Stephan Jiggetts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 50-89
Foul on Kevin Rafferty.
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Defensive Rebound 1:44 50-89
Malik Miller Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 50-89
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
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Jumpball 2:02 50-89
Jump Ball won by Villanova
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Defensive Rebound 2:10 50-89
Darryl Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:10 50-89
Earl Potts Jr. missed Layup.
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Steal 2:15 50-89
Darian Anderson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:15 50-89
Mikal Bridges Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 50-89
Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:26 50-89
Earl Potts Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-89
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:34 50-88
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:34 50-87
Foul on Darnell Edge.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 50-87
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:53 49-87
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 48-87
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 48-87
Darryl Reynolds made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:16 48-86
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 48-86
Darryl Reynolds missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 48-86
Foul on Dondre Rhoden.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 48-86
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:24 47-86
Earl Potts Jr. made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:24 46-86
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:24 46-86
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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Defensive Rebound 3:29 46-86
Earl Potts Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
FDU
VILL
17-63
FG
32-69
27
Field Goal %
46
7-26
3PT
10-36
27
Three Point %
28
13-18
FT
17-25
72
Free Throw %
68
37
Rebounds
53
9
Offensive Rebounds
14
28
Defensive Rebounds
39
12
Assists
20
10
Steals
6
0
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
12
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
19
0
Largest Lead
44
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