NCAAB

Pittsburgh Panthers at Villanova Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
5-6, 0-2 Away
Final
61 - 79
8-2, 7-0 Home

Brennan, Lindsay each score 24 as Villanova defeats Pitt 79-61

Lindsay was 8-of-18 from the floor, and 4-of-11 from deep. Acaden Lewis scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, dishing out seven assists. Brennan led with nine rebounds.

The Wildcats (8-2), who received votes in this week's AP Poll, improved to 6-0 at home, and tied the historical series dating back to 1960 at 33 wins each.

Each team traded the lead back-and-forth for much of the first half, but a 12-0 Villanova run gave the Wildcats the lead for good. After the Wildcats took a 41-32 lead into halftime, Pitt cut the lead to four with an 8-3 run to begin the second half. Villanova responded with an 11-3 run and sailed to the victory.

Barry Dunning Jr. led the Panthers (5-6) with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting (3-for-6 from deep). Nojus Indrusaitis added 14 points, and Cameron Corhen and Damarco Minor each scored 10.

Up next Pitt returns home to face Binghamton on Wednesday.

Villanova faces Wisconsin in the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 79
2nd 0:14 Devin Askew Steal. 61 - 79
2nd 0:14 Nojus Indrusaitis Turnover. 61 - 79
2nd 0:15 Nojus Indrusaitis Offensive Rebound. 61 - 79

Statistics

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24-57 FG 26-50
42 Field Goal % 52
5-22 3PT 9-22
23 Three Point % 41
8-12 FT 18-24
67 Free Throw % 75
36 Rebounds 27
16 Offensive Rebounds 7
20 Defensive Rebounds 20
12 Assists 20
2 Steals 4
1 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 3
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 3
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 16
7 Fast Break Points 11
28 Points in Paint 32
19 Fouls 14
4 Largest Lead 19
10 Lead Changes 10
14 Lead Percentage 81

Game Information

Finneran Pavilion

Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 0-0 - 10-0
California 0-0 - 10-1
Louisville 0-0 - 9-1
North Carolina 0-0 - 9-1
Virginia 0-0 - 9-1
Virginia Tech 0-0 - 10-2
Miami 0-0 - 9-2
SMU 0-0 - 9-2
Stanford 0-0 - 8-2
Notre Dame 0-0 - 9-3
Clemson 0-0 - 8-3
Wake Forest 0-0 - 8-3
NC State 0-0 - 7-4
Georgia Tech 0-0 - 6-4
Syracuse 0-0 - 6-4
Florida State 0-0 - 5-5
Boston College 0-0 - 5-6
Pittsburgh 0-0 - 5-6

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Butler 1-0 - 8-2
Seton Hall 0-0 0.5 10-1
UConn 0-0 0.5 10-1
Villanova 0-0 0.5 8-2
DePaul 0-0 0.5 8-3
Xavier 0-0 0.5 8-3
Georgetown 0-0 0.5 7-3
St. John's 0-0 0.5 6-3
Creighton 0-0 0.5 5-5
Marquette 0-0 0.5 5-6
Providence 0-1 1 7-5
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