Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson lead Villanova past Butler
Donte DiVincenzo scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Brunson had 27, and No. 1 Villanova bounced back from its second loss of the season to rally past Butler 86-75 Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Butler Bulldogs
75
Villanova Wildcats
86
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTLR | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| VILL | 35 | 51 | 86 |
Xfinity Mobile Arena · 20,603 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Boise State Broncos | L 81-100 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 99-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Lafayette Leopards | W 96-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:34 75-86
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 75-84
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 74-84
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 73-84
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 73-84
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 73-83
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 73-82
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 73-82
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 73-81
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 73-81
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 73-80
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 73-79
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 73-79
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 72-79
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 71-79
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-79
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-78
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 71-77
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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JumpShot 1:55 71-77
Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:40 71-75
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 69-75
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:05 69-75
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 66-75
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 66-75
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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TipShot 3:44 66-75
Donte DiVincenzo made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 4:05 66-73
Paul Jorgensen made Jumper.
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DunkShot 4:23 64-73
Mikal Bridges made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:37 64-71
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:37 64-70
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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LayUpShot 5:05 64-70
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 64-68
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 63-68
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:20 62-68
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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LayUpShot 5:49 62-68
Kamar Baldwin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 60-68
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 60-67
Mikal Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 60-66
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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TipShot 6:25 60-66
Sean McDermott made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 58-66
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:26 58-66
Paul Jorgensen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Henry Baddley.
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TipShot 7:41 55-66
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:07 55-64
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:07 55-63
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:07 55-62
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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JumpShot 8:42 55-62
Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:07 55-60
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jorgensen.
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JumpShot 9:33 52-60
Mikal Bridges made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:09 52-58
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:33 49-58
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mikal Bridges.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:28 49-55
Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jorgensen.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:47 46-55
Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:47 46-54
Donte DiVincenzo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:47 46-53
Foul on Tyler Wideman.
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PersonalFoul 11:53 46-53
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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LayUpShot 12:38 46-53
Kelan Martin made Layup. Assisted by Paul Jorgensen.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 44-53
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 44-52
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 44-51
Foul on Nate Fowler.
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JumpShot 14:02 44-51
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:14 42-51
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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End Game 0:00 75-86
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 75-86
Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:32 75-86
Kamar Baldwin missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:34 75-86
Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 75-84
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 74-84
Kamar Baldwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 73-84
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 73-84
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 73-83
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 73-82
Foul on Sean McDermott.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 73-82
Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 73-82
Kelan Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 73-82
Omari Spellman made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:56 73-81
Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 73-81
Omari Spellman missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 73-81
Foul on Kamar Baldwin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 73-81
Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:00 73-81
Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 73-81
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 73-80
Jalen Brunson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 73-79
Foul on Henry Baddley.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 73-79
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:20 72-79
Kelan Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:20 71-79
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-79
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 71-78
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 71-77
Foul on Aaron Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 1:37 71-77
Omari Spellman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 71-77
Henry Baddley missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:55 71-77
Donte DiVincenzo made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:07 71-75
Paul Jorgensen Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:13 71-75
Nate Fowler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:13 71-75
Mikal Bridges missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:40 71-75
Kamar Baldwin made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:51 69-75
Omari Spellman Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 69-75
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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ShortTimeOut 2:58 69-75
Butler Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:05 69-75
Kelan Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Baldwin.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 66-75
Foul on Jalen Brunson.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 66-75
Kelan Martin Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
BTLR
VILL
27-62
FG
30-59
44
Field Goal %
51
12-29
3PT
6-18
41
Three Point %
33
9-9
FT
20-23
100
Free Throw %
87
29
Rebounds
36
6
Offensive Rebounds
7
23
Defensive Rebounds
29
15
Assists
10
2
Steals
6
1
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
9
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
22
Fouls
14
13
Largest Lead
11
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