Villanova uses balanced attack to cruise past UNC Asheville
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 14 points, including a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the first half, as 2-seed Villanova beat UNC Asheville 86-56 to advance in the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
56
Villanova Wildcats
86
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCA | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| VILL | 40 | 46 | 86 |
Barclays Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ West Georgia Wolves | W 73-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs Western Carolina Catamounts | L 75-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Erskine Flying Fleet | W 101-74 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Richmond Spiders | L 77-100 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 56-86
Patrick Farrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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LayUpShot 1:08 56-83
Trae Bryant made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:46 54-83
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Henry Lowe.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 54-80
Sam Hughes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 53-80
Sam Hughes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 52-80
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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JumpShot 2:24 52-80
Phil Booth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 52-78
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 52-77
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 52-76
Foul on Sam Hughes.
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JumpShot 3:13 52-76
John Cannon made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 50-76
Kevin Vannatta made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 49-76
Kevin Vannatta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 48-76
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 48-76
Foul on Dwayne Sutton.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 48-76
Dylan Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 47-76
Dylan Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:45 46-76
Foul on Ryan Arcidiacono.
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PersonalFoul 5:48 46-76
Foul on Phil Booth.
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JumpShot 6:02 46-76
Daniel Ochefu made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:30 46-74
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu.
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LayUpShot 7:03 46-71
Will Weeks made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:40 44-71
Dylan Smith made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:59 41-71
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 41-68
Foul on Kevin Vannatta.
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JumpShot 8:59 41-68
Kris Jenkins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:16 41-66
Foul on Sam Hughes.
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LayUpShot 9:16 41-66
Mikal Bridges made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:50 41-64
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:13 41-62
Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:31 41-59
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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JumpShot 11:14 41-59
Daniel Ochefu made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:12 41-57
Foul on Will Weeks.
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JumpShot 12:33 41-57
Sam Hughes made Jumper. Assisted by Will Weeks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:52 39-57
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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PersonalFoul 13:09 39-54
Foul on Ahmad Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:16 39-54
Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:16 39-53
Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:16 39-52
Foul on Will Weeks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:00 39-52
Dylan Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Vannatta.
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LayUpShot 15:19 36-52
Kris Jenkins made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu.
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LayUpShot 15:47 36-50
Dwayne Sutton made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Thomas.
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LayUpShot 16:12 34-50
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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JumpShot 16:28 34-48
Dwayne Sutton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:37 32-48
Foul on Ahmad Thomas.
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LayUpShot 16:37 32-48
Phil Booth made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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DunkShot 17:08 32-46
Daniel Ochefu made Dunk. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 17:29 32-44
Foul on Daniel Ochefu.
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DunkShot 18:04 32-44
Ahmad Thomas made Dunk.
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DunkShot 18:28 30-44
Sam Hughes made Dunk. Assisted by Ahmad Thomas.
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LayUpShot 18:50 28-44
Daniel Ochefu made Layup. Assisted by Kris Jenkins.
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JumpShot 19:27 28-42
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:49 28-40
Sam Hughes made Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Smith.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 26-40
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 26-37
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
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JumpShot 0:58 26-34
Sam Hughes made Jumper. Assisted by Dwayne Sutton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 24-34
Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 24-31
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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LayUpShot 3:18 24-28
Dwayne Sutton made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:39 22-28
Josh Hart made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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End Game 0:00 56-86
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 56-86
Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 56-86
Raekwon Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:28 56-86
UNC Asheville Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:28 56-86
Alec Wnuk missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 56-86
Patrick Farrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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LayUpShot 1:08 56-83
Trae Bryant made Layup.
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Steal 1:12 54-83
Raekwon Miller Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 54-83
Henry Lowe Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 54-83
Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 54-83
Alec Wnuk missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:46 54-83
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Henry Lowe.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 54-80
Sam Hughes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 53-80
Sam Hughes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 52-80
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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JumpShot 2:24 52-80
Phil Booth made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:37 52-78
Phil Booth Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:37 52-78
Ahmad Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 52-78
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:49 52-77
Kris Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:49 52-76
Foul on Sam Hughes.
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JumpShot 3:13 52-76
John Cannon made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:29 50-76
Ahmad Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:29 50-76
Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 50-76
Kevin Vannatta made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 49-76
Kevin Vannatta made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:53 48-76
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:53 48-76
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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Defensive Rebound 4:02 48-76
Will Weeks Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 48-76
Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:14 48-76
Daniel Ochefu Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:14 48-76
Dwayne Sutton missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:14 48-76
Dwayne Sutton Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:14 48-76
Daniel Ochefu Block.
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LayUpShot 4:14 48-76
Dwayne Sutton missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:25 48-76
Josh Hart Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:42 48-76
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:42 48-76
Dylan Smith missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:47 48-76
Will Weeks Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 48-76
Josh Hart missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
UNCA
VILL
21-57
FG
33-57
37
Field Goal %
58
5-17
3PT
13-28
29
Three Point %
46
9-13
FT
7-11
69
Free Throw %
64
32
Rebounds
32
12
Offensive Rebounds
7
20
Defensive Rebounds
25
11
Assists
21
5
Steals
8
2
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
26
Points in Paint
36
12
Fouls
10
0
Largest Lead
30
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