NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Butler Bulldogs 66
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Villanova Wildcats 85
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VILL414485
Finneran Pavilion

Match Report

Villanova coach Wright gets 600th win in victory over Butler

— Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl each scored 18 points for No. 7 Villanova, and coach Jay Wright won his 600th career game in an 85-66 victory over Butler on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

BTLR VILL
22-45
FG
29-58
49
Field Goal %
50
7-15
3PT
10-23
47
Three Point %
43
15-24
FT
17-22
63
Free Throw %
77
28
Rebounds
33
5
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Defensive Rebounds
24
11
Assists
18
0
Steals
2
1
Blocks
1
15
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
6
1
Technical Fouls
1
1
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
21
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
20

Top Performers

BTLR

  • Jair Bolden G MIN 33 · PTS 18 · FG 5-13
  • Bryce Nze F MIN 30 · PTS 9 · FG 3-5
  • Aaron Thompson G MIN 26 · PTS 14 · FG 5-10
  • Chuck Harris G MIN 36 · PTS 12 · FG 4-10

VILL

  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F MIN 28 · PTS 18 · FG 8-12
  • Collin Gillespie G MIN 33 · PTS 18 · FG 5-9
  • Justin Moore G MIN 30 · PTS 13 · FG 5-11
  • Jermaine Samuels Jr. F MIN 27 · PTS 12 · FG 3-7

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 66-85

    Chuck Harris made Free Throw.

    4701551 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:17 65-85

    Foul on Chris Arcidiacono.

    4592490 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:23 65-85

    Brandon Slater made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Swider.

    4397133 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 65-82

    Myles Tate made Free Throw.

    4572452 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 64-82

    Myles Tate made Free Throw.

    4572452 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:48 63-82

    Foul on Jermaine Samuels.

    4278588 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 1:09 63-82

    Cole Swider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4397134 2nd Half
  8. DunkShot 1:56 63-79

    Justin Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4592491 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 2:42 63-77

    Foul on JaKobe Coles.

    4432282 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 3:01 63-77

    Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Daniels.

    4278585 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 3:41 63-74

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 3:41 63-73

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 3:41 63-72

    Foul on Chuck Harris.

    4701551 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 4:01 63-72

    Chuck Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jair Bolden.

    4701551 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 4:23 60-72

    Collin Gillespie made Layup.

    4278585 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 4:38 60-70

    Aaron Thompson made Layup.

    4278552 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 58-70

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 58-69

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 4:53 58-68

    Foul on Aaron Thompson.

    4278552 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 5:02 58-68

    Bryce Nze made Free Throw.

    4067439 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 5:02 57-68

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 5:13 57-68

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 5:13 57-67

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 5:13 57-66

    Foul on Chuck Harris.

    4701551 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 6:13 57-66

    Aaron Thompson made Jumper.

    4278552 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 6:35 55-66

    Collin Gillespie made Jumper.

    4278585 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 6:46 55-64

    Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.

    4278552 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 6:46 54-64

    Aaron Thompson made Free Throw.

    4278552 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 6:46 53-64

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 7:03 53-64

    Foul on Jair Bolden.

    4066872 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 8:08 53-64

    Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4278373 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 8:47 53-61

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4432813 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 9:10 53-59

    Chuck Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson.

    4701551 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 9:44 50-59

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 9:44 50-58

    Foul on JaKobe Coles.

    4432282 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 9:56 50-58

    Foul on Jermaine Samuels.

    4278588 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 9:56 50-58

    Myles Wilmoth made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.

    4433560 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 10:16 48-58

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 10:16 48-57

    Foul on Myles Wilmoth.

    4433560 2nd Half
  40. LayUpShot 10:16 48-57

    Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4278588 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 11:06 48-55

    Bryce Nze made Layup.

    4067439 2nd Half
  42. JumpShot 11:29 46-55

    Cole Swider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4397134 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 11:41 46-52

    Bryce Nze made Free Throw.

    4067439 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 11:41 45-52

    Bryce Nze made Free Throw.

    4067439 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 11:41 44-52

    Foul on Cole Swider.

    4397134 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 12:00 44-52

    Foul on Justin Moore.

    4592491 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 12:28 44-52

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  48. MadeFreeThrow 12:28 44-51

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 12:28 44-50

    Foul on Myles Wilmoth.

    4433560 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 12:52 44-50

    Foul on JaKobe Coles.

    4432282 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 13:28 44-50

    Chuck Harris made Free Throw.

    4701551 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 13:28 43-50

    Foul on Eric Dixon.

    4431718 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 13:53 43-50

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4432813 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 14:09 43-47

    Myles Wilmoth made Layup.

    4433560 2nd Half
  55. LayUpShot 14:34 41-47

    Justin Moore made Layup.

    4592491 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 15:52 41-45

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4432813 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 16:15 41-43

    Jair Bolden made Three Point Jumper.

    4066872 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 17:02 38-43

    Foul on Caleb Daniels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 17:18 38-43

    Foul on Jair Bolden.

    4066872 2nd Half
  60. DunkShot 17:35 38-43

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Dunk.

    4432813 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 66-85

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 66-85

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 66-85

    Chuck Harris made Free Throw.

    4701551 2nd Half
  4. Offensive Rebound 0:17 65-85

    Butler Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:17 65-85

    Chuck Harris missed Free Throw.

    4701551 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:17 65-85

    Foul on Chris Arcidiacono.

    4592490 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:23 65-85

    Brandon Slater made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Swider.

    4397133 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 65-82

    Myles Tate made Free Throw.

    4572452 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 64-82

    Myles Tate made Free Throw.

    4572452 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:48 63-82

    Foul on Jermaine Samuels.

    4278588 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 1:09 63-82

    Cole Swider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4397134 2nd Half
  12. Offensive Rebound 1:11 63-79

    Justin Moore Offensive Rebound.

    4592491 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 1:15 63-79

    Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278373 2nd Half
  14. Lost Ball Turnover 1:35 63-79

    Chuck Harris Turnover.

    4701551 2nd Half
  15. ShortTimeOut 1:55 63-79

    Butler Timeout

    2nd Half
  16. DunkShot 1:56 63-79

    Justin Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4592491 2nd Half
  17. Offensive Rebound 1:57 63-77

    Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound.

    4278588 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 2:01 63-77

    Cole Swider missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397134 2nd Half
  19. Defensive Rebound 2:05 63-77

    Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.

    4592491 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 2:09 63-77

    Bryce Nze missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067439 2nd Half
  21. Defensive Rebound 2:17 63-77

    Myles Wilmoth Defensive Rebound.

    4433560 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 2:21 63-77

    Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278373 2nd Half
  23. Lost Ball Turnover 2:42 63-77

    JaKobe Coles Turnover.

    4432282 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 2:42 63-77

    Foul on JaKobe Coles.

    4432282 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 3:01 63-77

    Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Daniels.

    4278585 2nd Half
  26. Lost Ball Turnover 3:27 63-74

    Myles Wilmoth Turnover.

    4433560 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 3:41 63-74

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 3:41 63-73

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  29. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:41 63-72

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 3:41 63-72

    Foul on Chuck Harris.

    4701551 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 4:01 63-72

    Chuck Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jair Bolden.

    4701551 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 4:23 60-72

    Collin Gillespie made Layup.

    4278585 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 4:38 60-70

    Aaron Thompson made Layup.

    4278552 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 58-70

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 58-69

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 4:53 58-68

    Foul on Aaron Thompson.

    4278552 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 5:01 58-68

    Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.

    4278588 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 5:02 58-68

    Bryce Nze missed Free Throw.

    4067439 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 5:02 58-68

    Bryce Nze made Free Throw.

    4067439 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 5:02 57-68

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half

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