No. 4 Villanova begins title defense by routing Lafayette
Jalen Brunson scored 17 points, Kris Jenkins had 16 and No. 4 Villanova opened defense of its national championship with an 88-48 victory over Lafayette on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Lafayette Leopards
48
Villanova Wildcats
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAF | 17 | 31 | 48 |
| VILL | 49 | 39 | 88 |
Finneran Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions | W 89-46 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | @ Saint Joseph's Hawks | L 57-67 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs King's Monarchs | W 104-67 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Butler Bulldogs | L 60-96 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:41 48-88
Foul on Hunter Janacek.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 48-88
Dylan Painter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 48-87
Dylan Painter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 48-86
Foul on Matt Klinewski.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 48-86
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:06 48-83
Tim Delaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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JumpShot 3:37 48-80
Matt Klinewski made Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Janacek.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 46-80
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 46-80
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 46-80
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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LayUpShot 4:17 46-77
Matt Klinewski made Layup. Assisted by Eric Stafford.
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JumpShot 6:07 44-77
Eric Stafford made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:49 42-77
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:12 42-74
Kyle Stout made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 7:23 39-74
Eric Paschall made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:17 39-72
Myles Cherry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:17 38-72
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 8:17 38-72
Myles Cherry made Layup. Assisted by Nick Lindner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:40 36-72
Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:16 36-69
Nick Lindner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Stout.
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PersonalFoul 9:30 33-69
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 33-69
Eric Stafford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:27 32-69
Foul on Eric Paschall.
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JumpShot 10:58 32-69
Eric Stafford made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:48 30-69
Matt Klinewski made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:01 28-69
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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LayUpShot 13:35 28-66
Mikal Bridges made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:04 28-64
Monty Boykins made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:47 25-64
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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PersonalFoul 14:51 25-61
Foul on Nick Lindner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:32 25-61
Hunter Janacek made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:52 22-61
Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:06 22-58
Foul on Myles Cherry.
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PersonalFoul 16:06 22-58
Foul on Kyle Stout.
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PersonalFoul 16:10 22-58
Foul on Myles Cherry.
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LayUpShot 16:38 22-58
Josh Hart made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:00 22-56
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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LayUpShot 17:10 22-53
Lukas Jarrett made Layup. Assisted by Nick Lindner.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:50 20-53
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:50 20-52
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:50 20-51
Foul on Matt Klinewski.
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PersonalFoul 17:57 20-51
Foul on Auston Evans.
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LayUpShot 18:47 20-51
Josh Hart made Layup. Assisted by Kris Jenkins.
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PersonalFoul 19:26 20-49
Foul on Monty Boykins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:52 20-49
Paulius Zalys made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Auston Evans.
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LayUpShot 0:28 17-49
Mikal Bridges made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:05 17-47
Kris Jenkins made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 17-45
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:39 17-44
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 17-43
Foul on Paulius Zalys.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 17-43
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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LayUpShot 2:10 17-43
Eric Stafford made Layup. Assisted by Paulius Zalys.
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LayUpShot 2:43 15-43
Matt Klinewski made Layup. Assisted by Paulius Zalys.
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LayUpShot 3:11 13-43
Jalen Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 13-41
Foul on Auston Evans.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:59 13-41
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:52 13-38
Nick Lindner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:52 12-38
Nick Lindner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:52 11-38
Foul on Josh Hart.
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Technical Foul 6:52 11-38
Technical Foul on Josh Hart.
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End Game 0:00 48-88
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 48-88
Tom Leibig Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:15 48-88
Myles Cherry missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:22 48-88
Tim Delaney Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 48-88
Tim Delaney Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:31 48-88
Hunter Janacek missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 48-88
Myles Cherry Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 48-88
Tom Leibig missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 48-88
Foul on Hunter Janacek.
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Defensive Rebound 0:47 48-88
Denny Grace Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 48-88
Kyle Stout missed Three Point Jumper.
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Jumpball 0:48 48-88
Jump Ball won by Lafayette
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 48-88
Lafayette Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:09 48-88
Tim Delaney missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 48-88
Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 48-88
Kyle Stout missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:42 48-88
Kyle Stout Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 48-88
Hunter Janacek missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 48-88
Dylan Painter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 48-87
Dylan Painter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 48-86
Foul on Matt Klinewski.
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Defensive Rebound 2:17 48-86
Dylan Painter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:17 48-86
Hunter Janacek missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 48-86
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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Defensive Rebound 2:56 48-83
Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:56 48-83
Eric Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:06 48-83
Tim Delaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:11 48-80
Nick Lindner Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:19 48-80
Nick Lindner Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:19 48-80
Dylan Painter missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:37 48-80
Matt Klinewski made Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Janacek.
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PersonalFoul 3:46 46-80
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:49 46-80
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:49 46-80
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 46-80
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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LayUpShot 4:17 46-77
Matt Klinewski made Layup. Assisted by Eric Stafford.
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Defensive Rebound 4:29 44-77
Paulius Zalys Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:29 44-77
Mikal Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:46 44-77
Villanova Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:46 44-77
Nick Lindner missed Three Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
LAF
VILL
19-65
FG
33-67
29
Field Goal %
49
6-32
3PT
15-41
19
Three Point %
37
4-7
FT
7-12
57
Free Throw %
58
33
Rebounds
53
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
27
Defensive Rebounds
43
12
Assists
15
3
Steals
8
0
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
14
0
Largest Lead
41
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