Villanova holds off DePaul to earn 19th straight win
Josh Hart scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 13 as No. 1 Villanova barely held off DePaul 68-65 on Wednesday for the Wildcats' 19th straight win.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
DePaul Blue Demons
65
Villanova Wildcats
68
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEP | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| VILL | 32 | 36 | 68 |
Finneran Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs | W 84-47 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs South Florida Bulls | W 82-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs West Georgia Wolves | W 75-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-68
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-67
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 65-66
Foul on Devin Gage.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-66
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 64-66
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 0:05 64-66
Billy Garrett Jr. made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 62-66
Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:38 62-63
Brandon Cyrus made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 60-63
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 60-62
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 60-61
Foul on Joe Hanel.
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LayUpShot 1:47 60-61
Billy Garrett Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 58-61
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 58-60
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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JumpShot 1:59 58-60
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:23 58-58
Tre'Darius McCallum made Dunk. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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JumpShot 3:07 56-58
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 56-56
Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:37 56-55
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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JumpShot 3:59 56-55
Billy Garrett Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:18 54-55
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:18 54-54
Foul on Joe Hanel.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:41 54-54
Brandon Cyrus made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:41 53-54
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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LayUpShot 5:10 53-54
Jalen Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hart.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:03 53-52
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:03 53-51
Foul on Eli Cain.
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TipShot 6:25 53-51
Joe Hanel made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:23 51-51
Tre'Darius McCallum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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PersonalFoul 7:50 48-51
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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JumpShot 8:03 48-51
Billy Garrett Jr. made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:36 46-51
Eli Cain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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PersonalFoul 8:47 43-51
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 43-51
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:18 42-51
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 41-51
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 9:29 41-51
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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LayUpShot 9:57 41-51
Brandon Cyrus made Layup. Assisted by Joe Hanel.
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PersonalFoul 10:20 39-51
Foul on Eli Cain.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:08 39-51
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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JumpShot 11:33 39-48
Tre'Darius McCallum made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 37-48
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 37-47
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 37-46
Foul on Tre'Darius McCallum.
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PersonalFoul 12:33 37-46
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 37-46
Foul on Eric Paschall.
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PersonalFoul 12:51 37-46
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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LayUpShot 13:21 37-46
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:35 37-44
Tre'Darius McCallum made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:01 35-44
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:40 35-42
Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 14:42 35-39
Foul on Devin Gage.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:02 35-39
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:02 34-39
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:02 33-39
Foul on Kris Jenkins.
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PersonalFoul 15:46 33-39
Foul on Brandon Cyrus.
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PersonalFoul 16:03 33-39
Foul on Josh Hart.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:11 33-39
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:11 33-38
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:11 33-37
Foul on Eli Cain.
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End Game 0:00 65-68
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 65-68
DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 65-68
Tre'Darius McCallum missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:05 65-68
DePaul Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-68
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-67
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 65-66
Foul on Devin Gage.
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ShortTimeOut 0:05 65-66
DePaul Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 65-66
Billy Garrett Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 64-66
Foul on Darryl Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 0:05 64-66
Billy Garrett Jr. made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 62-66
Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:38 62-63
DePaul Timeout
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JumpShot 0:38 62-63
Brandon Cyrus made Jumper. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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Defensive Rebound 0:49 60-63
Eli Cain Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 60-63
Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:58 60-63
Villanova Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 60-63
Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:10 60-63
Mikal Bridges Block.
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LayUpShot 1:10 60-63
Billy Garrett Jr. missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 60-63
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 60-62
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 60-61
Foul on Joe Hanel.
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ShortTimeOut 1:31 60-61
Villanova Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:47 60-61
Billy Garrett Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Eli Cain.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 58-61
Josh Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 58-60
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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JumpShot 1:59 58-60
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:23 58-58
Tre'Darius McCallum made Dunk. Assisted by Billy Garrett Jr..
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Offensive Rebound 2:48 56-58
Brandon Cyrus Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 56-58
Eli Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:07 56-58
Josh Hart made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:29 56-56
Josh Hart Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:29 56-56
Brandon Cyrus missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 56-56
Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:37 56-55
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 56-55
Donte DiVincenzo missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:37 56-55
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:37 56-55
Foul on Billy Garrett Jr..
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JumpShot 3:59 56-55
Billy Garrett Jr. made Jumper.
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Team Stats
DEP
VILL
28-65
FG
21-42
43
Field Goal %
50
3-17
3PT
8-26
18
Three Point %
31
6-7
FT
18-26
86
Free Throw %
69
31
Rebounds
30
8
Offensive Rebounds
4
23
Defensive Rebounds
26
11
Assists
12
5
Steals
4
2
Blocks
3
7
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
14
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
23
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
12
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