Top-ranked Villanova routs former Big East rival UConn 81-61
Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and top-ranked Villanova routed former Big East rival UConn 81-61 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Villanova Wildcats
81
UConn Huskies
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILL | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| CONN | 18 | 43 | 61 |
PeoplesBank Arena · 15,564 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Holy Cross Crusaders | W 95-66 | NCAAM |
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 72-74 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 81-61
Tyler Polley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 81-58
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:44 78-58
Josh Carlton made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:24 78-56
Donte DiVincenzo made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 76-56
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 76-55
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 76-54
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:39 76-54
Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:39 76-53
Foul on Tim Delaney.
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LayUpShot 3:39 76-53
Josh Carlton made Layup. Assisted by Terry Larrier.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 76-51
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 75-51
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 74-51
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:39 74-51
Jalen Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwoine Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 74-48
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 74-47
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 74-46
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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TipShot 5:25 74-46
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 5:46 72-46
Terry Larrier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:47 72-44
Antwoine Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:47 72-43
Foul on Eric Paschall.
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DunkShot 7:06 72-43
Omari Spellman made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 7:20 70-43
Foul on David Onuorah.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:45 70-43
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:45 70-42
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 70-41
Foul on Mikal Bridges.
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JumpShot 8:45 70-41
Jalen Adams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:18 70-39
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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LayUpShot 10:57 67-39
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:18 65-39
Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:42 65-37
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omari Spellman.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 62-37
Foul on Antwoine Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:56 62-37
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:56 62-36
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:56 62-36
Christian Vital made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwoine Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:12 62-33
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:12 61-33
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:12 60-33
Foul on Isaiah Whaley.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 60-33
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 59-33
Phil Booth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:35 58-33
Foul on Antwoine Anderson.
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JumpShot 13:00 58-33
Antwoine Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Carlton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:46 58-31
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:04 55-31
Jalen Adams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:22 55-29
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:23 55-29
Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:57 52-29
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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PersonalFoul 15:10 49-29
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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PersonalFoul 15:24 49-29
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:52 49-29
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 15:59 46-29
Foul on Terry Larrier.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:18 46-29
Christian Vital made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Carlton.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:50 46-26
Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:50 46-25
Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:50 46-24
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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LayUpShot 17:12 46-24
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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JumpShot 17:34 44-24
Jalen Brunson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:50 42-24
Terry Larrier made Layup. Assisted by Christian Vital.
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JumpShot 18:22 42-22
Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Vital.
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JumpShot 19:17 42-20
Jalen Adams made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 81-61
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 81-61
Tyler Polley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 81-58
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:44 78-58
Josh Carlton made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 78-56
Josh Carlton Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:00 78-56
Donte DiVincenzo missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:26 78-56
Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:26 78-56
Jalen Adams missed Layup.
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Steal 1:36 78-56
Antwoine Anderson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 78-56
Collin Gillespie Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 78-56
Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:59 78-56
Jalen Adams missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:24 78-56
Donte DiVincenzo made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:53 76-56
Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:53 76-56
Jalen Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 3:09 76-56
Antwoine Anderson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:09 76-56
Donte DiVincenzo Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 76-56
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 76-55
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 76-54
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 76-54
Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:21 76-54
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:39 76-54
Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:39 76-53
Foul on Tim Delaney.
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LayUpShot 3:39 76-53
Josh Carlton made Layup. Assisted by Terry Larrier.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 76-51
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 75-51
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 74-51
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:58 74-51
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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Defensive Rebound 4:10 74-51
Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:10 74-51
Jalen Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:19 74-51
Christian Vital Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:19 74-51
Omari Spellman missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:39 74-51
Jalen Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antwoine Anderson.
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Offensive Rebound 4:50 74-48
Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:50 74-48
Jalen Adams missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:00 74-48
Omari Spellman Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 74-48
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:05 74-47
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:05 74-46
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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Team Stats
VILL
CONN
28-68
FG
21-61
41
Field Goal %
34
15-40
3PT
6-23
38
Three Point %
26
10-11
FT
13-15
91
Free Throw %
87
48
Rebounds
32
16
Offensive Rebounds
8
32
Defensive Rebounds
24
18
Assists
12
8
Steals
6
5
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
10
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
14
Fouls
10
31
Largest Lead
2
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