No.1 Villanova thrashes No. 16 Radford 87-61 in NCAA opener
Jalen Brunson scored 16 points and No. 1 seed Villanova hit 14 3-pointers in an 87-61 romp over Radford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Radford Highlanders
61
Villanova Wildcats
87
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAD | 23 | 38 | 61 |
| VILL | 44 | 43 | 87 |
PPG Paints Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4/26 | @ California Golden Bears | L 70-84 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ San Francisco Dons | L 62-76 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-87
Darius Bolstad made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 60-87
Foul on Tim Delaney.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 60-87
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 60-86
Foul on Devonnte Holland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 60-86
Christian Bradford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Cousin.
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JumpShot 1:50 57-86
Phil Booth made Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 57-84
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 56-84
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 55-84
Foul on Phil Booth.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 55-84
Caleb Tanner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ed Polite Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:34 52-84
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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LayUpShot 3:11 52-81
Travis Fields Jr made Layup.
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DunkShot 3:34 50-81
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 50-79
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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LayUpShot 4:41 50-79
Ed Polite Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 48-79
Randy Phillips made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 47-79
Randy Phillips made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 46-79
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 46-79
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 46-78
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:45 46-77
Foul on Donald Hicks.
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DunkShot 6:31 46-77
Eric Paschall made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 46-75
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 45-75
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 44-75
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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PersonalFoul 7:31 44-75
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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LayUpShot 8:23 44-75
Leroy Butts IV made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bradford.
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LayUpShot 9:08 42-75
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Layup. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 9:19 42-73
Foul on Devonnte Holland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:27 42-73
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 10:48 42-70
Carlik Jones made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:03 40-70
Foul on Donald Hicks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:26 40-70
Donald Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlik Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:48 37-70
Eric Paschall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:48 37-69
Foul on Ed Polite Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:48 37-69
Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:10 37-66
Donald Hicks made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:35 34-66
Donte DiVincenzo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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PersonalFoul 12:53 34-63
Foul on Donte DiVincenzo.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:05 34-63
Donald Hicks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:05 33-63
Donald Hicks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:05 32-63
Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:21 32-63
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:21 32-62
Foul on Devonnte Holland.
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DunkShot 13:21 32-62
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:41 32-60
Donald Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlik Jones.
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DunkShot 13:51 29-60
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk. Assisted by Phil Booth.
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PersonalFoul 14:45 29-58
Foul on Randy Phillips.
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DunkShot 15:41 29-58
Omari Spellman made Dunk.
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JumpShot 16:01 29-56
Eric Paschall made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:52 29-54
Omari Spellman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donte DiVincenzo.
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PersonalFoul 16:54 29-51
Foul on Donald Hicks.
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LayUpShot 17:23 29-51
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:47 29-49
Christian Bradford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlik Jones.
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LayUpShot 17:52 26-49
Jalen Brunson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:45 26-47
Randy Phillips made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:45 25-47
Foul on Omari Spellman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:59 25-47
Mikal Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Brunson.
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PersonalFoul 19:26 25-44
Foul on Phil Booth.
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JumpShot 19:51 25-44
Carlik Jones made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 61-87
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 61-87
Tom Leibig Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 61-87
Anias Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 61-87
Devin Cooper Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 61-87
Tim Delaney missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 61-87
Darius Bolstad made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:52 60-87
Radford Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 60-87
Darius Bolstad missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 60-87
Foul on Tim Delaney.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 60-87
Darius Bolstad Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 60-87
Jermaine Samuels missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 60-87
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 60-86
Foul on Devonnte Holland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 60-86
Christian Bradford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Cousin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 57-86
Justin Cousin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:06 57-86
Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:28 57-86
Phil Booth Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:28 57-86
Leroy Butts IV missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:50 57-86
Phil Booth made Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 57-84
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 56-84
Carlik Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 55-84
Foul on Phil Booth.
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Steal 2:02 55-84
Leroy Butts IV Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:02 55-84
Jermaine Samuels Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 2:03 55-84
Radford Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 55-84
Caleb Tanner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ed Polite Jr..
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Offensive Rebound 2:03 52-84
Ed Polite Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:03 52-84
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Block.
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LayUpShot 2:03 52-84
Randy Phillips missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:34 52-84
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall.
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Offensive Rebound 2:43 52-81
Eric Paschall Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:43 52-81
Ed Polite Jr. Block.
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LayUpShot 2:43 52-81
Phil Booth missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:11 52-81
Travis Fields Jr made Layup.
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DunkShot 3:34 50-81
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 3:40 50-79
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:40 50-79
Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:15 50-79
Villanova Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:15 50-79
Ed Polite Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:27 50-79
Omari Spellman Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 304 events.
Team Stats
RAD
VILL
20-59
FG
31-52
34
Field Goal %
60
8-24
3PT
14-27
33
Three Point %
52
13-16
FT
11-14
81
Free Throw %
79
31
Rebounds
34
14
Offensive Rebounds
7
17
Defensive Rebounds
27
10
Assists
20
6
Steals
7
3
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
20
Points in Paint
30
17
Fouls
16
3
Largest Lead
33
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