NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Providence Friars 56
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Villanova Wildcats 71
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PROV272956
VILL244771
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Match Report

Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56

— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

PROV VILL
20-52
FG
24-63
38
Field Goal %
38
5-16
3PT
7-25
31
Three Point %
28
11-14
FT
16-22
79
Free Throw %
73
37
Rebounds
41
8
Offensive Rebounds
14
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
11
Assists
19
1
Steals
6
2
Blocks
3
19
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
17
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
13
9
Largest Lead
18

Top Performers

PROV

  • Alyn Breed G MIN 39 · PTS 18 · FG 5-9
  • David Duke Jr. G MIN 37 · PTS 10 · FG 4-17
  • Nate Watson C MIN 35 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10
  • A.J. Reeves G MIN 34 · PTS 5 · FG 1-4

VILL

  • Justin Moore G MIN 37 · PTS 15 · FG 6-14
  • Collin Gillespie G MIN 35 · PTS 15 · FG 5-14
  • Jermaine Samuels Jr. F MIN 31 · PTS 10 · FG 3-9
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F MIN 36 · PTS 9 · FG 4-11

Play by Play

  1. JumpShot 0:41 56-71

    Alyn Breed made Three Point Jumper.

    4585590 2nd Half
  2. LayUpShot 0:58 53-71

    Cole Swider made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4397134 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 1:40 53-69

    Greg Gantt made Jumper.

    4431711 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 2:05 51-69

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

    4278585 2nd Half
  5. LayUpShot 2:31 51-66

    Jermaine Samuels made Layup.

    4278588 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 2:49 51-64

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 3:28 51-64

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 3:28 50-64

    Foul on Caleb Daniels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 3:28 50-64

    Nate Watson made Layup. Assisted by Greg Gantt.

    4278573 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 3:40 48-64

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

    4432813 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 4:11 48-62

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 4:11 47-62

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 4:26 47-62

    Alyn Breed made Layup. Assisted by Brycen Goodine.

    4585590 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 5:12 45-62

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 5:12 45-61

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 5:12 45-60

    Foul on A.J. Reeves.

    4397109 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 5:23 45-60

    Foul on Alyn Breed.

    4585590 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 5:35 45-60

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  19. DunkShot 6:34 45-60

    Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Cole Swider.

    4278588 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 6:59 45-58

    Alyn Breed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.

    4585590 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 7:14 42-58

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 7:14 42-57

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 7:14 42-56

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 7:41 42-56

    Collin Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4278585 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 7:59 42-54

    Foul on Cole Swider.

    4397134 2nd Half
  26. DunkShot 7:59 42-54

    Nate Watson made Dunk. Assisted by David Duke.

    4278573 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 8:10 40-54

    Foul on Eric Dixon.

    4431718 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 8:23 40-54

    Caleb Daniels made Free Throw.

    4278373 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 8:23 40-53

    Caleb Daniels made Free Throw.

    4278373 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 8:23 40-52

    Foul on Alyn Breed.

    4585590 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 8:55 40-52

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 8:55 40-51

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 8:55 40-50

    Foul on Alyn Breed.

    4585590 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 9:18 40-50

    Nate Watson made Layup. Assisted by Alyn Breed.

    4278573 2nd Half
  35. DunkShot 10:13 38-50

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4432813 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 10:37 38-48

    Foul on David Duke.

    4397107 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 10:58 38-48

    Justin Moore made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4592491 2nd Half
  38. LayUpShot 11:52 38-46

    Justin Moore made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4592491 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 12:15 38-44

    Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 13:05 38-41

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 13:05 38-40

    Collin Gillespie made Free Throw.

    4278585 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 13:05 38-39

    Foul on Jimmy Nichols Jr..

    4397108 2nd Half
  43. JumpShot 13:10 38-39

    Jimmy Nichols Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.

    4397108 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 13:43 36-39

    A.J. Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Duke.

    4397109 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 14:01 33-39

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

    4397134 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 14:45 33-36

    Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.

    4278588 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 14:45 33-35

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 2nd Half
  48. DunkShot 14:45 33-35

    Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4278588 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 15:01 33-33

    Foul on Jimmy Nichols Jr..

    4397108 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 15:47 33-33

    David Duke made Jumper.

    4397107 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 16:05 31-33

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Jumper.

    4432813 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 16:15 31-31

    Alyn Breed made Free Throw.

    4585590 2nd Half
  53. MadeFreeThrow 16:15 30-31

    Alyn Breed made Free Throw.

    4585590 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 16:15 29-31

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 16:44 29-31

    Caleb Daniels made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278373 2nd Half
  56. DunkShot 17:27 29-29

    Justin Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4592491 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 19:10 29-27

    Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278373 2nd Half
  58. DunkShot 19:37 29-24

    Nate Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Alyn Breed.

    4278573 2nd Half
  59. JumpShot 0:02 27-24

    Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278585 1st Half
  60. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 27-21

    Alyn Breed made Free Throw.

    4585590 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 56-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:13 56-71

    Cole Swider Defensive Rebound.

    4397134 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:13 56-71

    Greg Gantt missed Layup.

    4431711 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:24 56-71

    Alyn Breed Defensive Rebound.

    4585590 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 0:24 56-71

    Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.

    4278585 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:41 56-71

    Alyn Breed made Three Point Jumper.

    4585590 2nd Half
  7. Offensive Rebound 0:48 53-71

    Alyn Breed Offensive Rebound.

    4585590 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:48 53-71

    Brycen Goodine missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431716 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 0:58 53-71

    Cole Swider made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.

    4397134 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 1:40 53-69

    Greg Gantt made Jumper.

    4431711 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 2:05 51-69

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

    4278585 2nd Half
  12. Offensive Rebound 2:10 51-66

    Justin Moore Offensive Rebound.

    4592491 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 2:10 51-66

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Jumper.

    4432813 2nd Half
  14. Defensive Rebound 2:21 51-66

    Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.

    4592491 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 2:21 51-66

    David Duke missed Jumper.

    4397107 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 2:31 51-66

    Jermaine Samuels made Layup.

    4278588 2nd Half
  17. Lost Ball Turnover 2:49 51-64

    Nate Watson Turnover.

    4278573 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 2:49 51-64

    Foul on Nate Watson.

    4278573 2nd Half
  19. Defensive Rebound 3:02 51-64

    Brycen Goodine Defensive Rebound.

    4431716 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 3:02 51-64

    Cole Swider missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397134 2nd Half
  21. Offensive Rebound 3:08 51-64

    Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound.

    4278588 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 3:08 51-64

    Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.

    4592491 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 3:28 51-64

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 3:28 50-64

    Foul on Caleb Daniels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  25. LayUpShot 3:28 50-64

    Nate Watson made Layup. Assisted by Greg Gantt.

    4278573 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 3:40 48-64

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

    4432813 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 4:11 48-62

    Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.

    4278588 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 4:11 48-62

    Nate Watson missed Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 4:11 48-62

    Nate Watson made Free Throw.

    4278573 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 4:11 47-62

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  31. Lost Ball Turnover 4:17 47-62

    Justin Moore Turnover.

    4592491 2nd Half
  32. ShortTimeOut 4:22 47-62

    Providence Timeout

    2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 4:26 47-62

    Alyn Breed made Layup. Assisted by Brycen Goodine.

    4585590 2nd Half
  34. Defensive Rebound 4:32 45-62

    Brycen Goodine Defensive Rebound.

    4431716 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 4:32 45-62

    Justin Moore missed Layup.

    4592491 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 4:55 45-62

    Caleb Daniels Defensive Rebound.

    4278373 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 4:55 45-62

    Nate Watson missed Jumper.

    4278573 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 5:12 45-62

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 5:12 45-61

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 5:12 45-60

    Foul on A.J. Reeves.

    4397109 2nd Half

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