No. 23 Villanova holds off St. Joseph's surge, wins 78-66
Saddiq Bey scored 22 points, Collin Gillespie had 20 and No. 23 Villanova held off a second-half comeback from Saint Joseph’s to win 78-66 Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Villanova Wildcats
78
Saint Joseph's Hawks
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILL | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| JOES | 25 | 41 | 66 |
Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena · 3,456 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 72-74 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 78-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 77-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 76-66
Foul on Rahmir Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 76-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 75-66
Foul on Myles Douglas.
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JumpShot 0:40 75-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:26 73-66
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 73-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 72-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 71-64
Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 71-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 70-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 69-64
Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
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LayUpShot 2:32 69-64
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:08 69-62
Justin Moore made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:50 67-62
Saddiq Bey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 65-62
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 65-61
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 65-60
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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TipShot 4:32 65-60
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:54 63-60
Cameron Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rahmir Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:13 63-57
Brandon Slater made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:13 62-57
Foul on Myles Douglas.
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LayUpShot 5:38 62-57
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:17 62-55
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:17 62-54
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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JumpShot 6:17 62-54
Ryan Daly made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:40 62-52
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:40 61-52
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:40 60-52
Foul on Rahmir Moore.
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LayUpShot 7:21 60-52
Saddiq Bey made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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JumpShot 8:18 58-52
Justin Moore made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:36 56-52
Myles Douglas made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:59 56-50
Justin Moore made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:14 54-50
Foul on Ryan Daly.
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JumpShot 10:15 54-50
Ryan Daly made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 54-48
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 53-48
Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 52-48
Foul on Rahmir Moore.
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LayUpShot 10:54 52-48
Ryan Daly made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Longpre.
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LayUpShot 11:16 52-46
Justin Moore made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:44 50-46
Anthony Longpre made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:29 50-44
Myles Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rahmir Moore.
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JumpShot 12:49 50-41
Brandon Slater made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:54 48-41
Foul on Anthony Longpre.
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LayUpShot 14:24 48-41
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:35 48-39
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:53 48-39
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:53 48-38
Foul on Justin Moore.
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LayUpShot 15:08 48-38
Justin Moore made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:51 46-38
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:51 45-38
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:51 44-38
Foul on Myles Douglas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:40 44-38
Cameron Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Daly.
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PersonalFoul 16:50 44-35
Foul on Chereef Knox.
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PersonalFoul 17:08 44-35
Foul on Chereef Knox.
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PersonalFoul 17:14 44-35
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:19 44-35
Chereef Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Douglas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:15 44-32
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:30 41-32
Lorenzo Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Daly.
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End Game 0:00 78-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 78-66
Saddiq Bey Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:14 78-66
Chereef Knox missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 78-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 77-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 76-66
Foul on Rahmir Moore.
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Defensive Rebound 0:30 76-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 76-66
Cameron Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 76-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 75-66
Foul on Myles Douglas.
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JumpShot 0:40 75-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Jumper.
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Jumpball 0:46 73-66
Jump Ball won by Villanova
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Offensive Rebound 0:51 73-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 73-66
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:26 73-66
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 73-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 72-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 71-64
Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
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Steal 1:47 71-64
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:47 71-64
Lorenzo Edwards Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:58 71-64
Rahmir Moore Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:58 71-64
Chereef Knox missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 71-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 70-64
Saddiq Bey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 69-64
Foul on Lorenzo Edwards.
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LayUpShot 2:32 69-64
Ryan Daly made Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:42 69-62
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:42 69-62
Saint Joseph's Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:42 69-62
Brandon Slater Block.
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JumpShot 2:42 69-62
Rahmir Moore missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:08 69-62
Justin Moore made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:23 67-62
Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:23 67-62
Ryan Daly missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:50 67-62
Saddiq Bey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 65-62
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:08 65-61
Ryan Daly made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 65-60
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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TipShot 4:32 65-60
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 4:32 63-60
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:32 63-60
Justin Moore missed Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 311 events.
Team Stats
VILL
JOES
27-55
FG
25-65
49
Field Goal %
38
4-17
3PT
5-24
24
Three Point %
21
20-22
FT
11-13
91
Free Throw %
85
36
Rebounds
32
10
Offensive Rebounds
15
26
Defensive Rebounds
17
8
Assists
10
2
Steals
8
7
Blocks
0
8
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
8
Total Turnovers
11
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
13
Fouls
21
17
Largest Lead
0
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