Butler Bulldogs at Villanova Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballVillanova wins 82-73 against Butler
Lewis shot 8 of 14 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line for the Wildcats (22-6, 13-4 Big East Conference). Bryce Lindsay shot 6 of 14 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line to add 19 points. Devin Askew shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 16 points.
Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs (15-14, 6-12) with 17 points and nine rebounds. Butler also got 15 points from Yohan Traore. Finley Bizjack also had 12 points.
Villanova took the lead with 13:21 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Lewis led the Wildcats with 14 points in the first half to help put them ahead 42-28 at the break. Askew scored 16 points in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Duke Brennan subbing out for Villanova | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Butler Timeout | 73 - 82 |
Statistics
BUT |
VILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 31-63 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 22-27 | FT | 10-14 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: Villanova, PA
Attendance: 6,501 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 25-6 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 27-4 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-7 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 20-11 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 15-16 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 14-17 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 14-17 |


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