NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Butler Bulldogs 73
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Villanova Wildcats 82
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Match Report

Villanova wins 82-73 against Butler

— Acaden Lewis scored 20 points as Villanova beat Butler 82-73 on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

BTLR 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

Top Performers

BTLR

  • Michael Ajayi F MIN 37 · PTS 17 · FG 5-10
  • Jamie Kaiser Jr. F MIN 37 · PTS 11 · FG 3-11
  • Finley Bizjack G MIN 37 · PTS 12 · FG 4-12
  • Yohan Traore F MIN 23 · PTS 15 · FG 5-9

VILL

  • Acaden Lewis G MIN 35 · PTS 20 · FG 8-14
  • Duke Brennan F MIN 34 · PTS 8 · FG 4-6
  • Bryce Lindsay G MIN 31 · PTS 19 · FG 6-14
  • Devin Askew G MIN 22 · PTS 16 · FG 5-8

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 0:22 73-82

    Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova

    5182412 2nd Half
  2. Substitution 0:22 73-82

    Duke Brennan subbing out for Villanova

    4870569 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:22 73-82

    Finley Bizjack makes driving layup

    4848619 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 71-82

    Devin Askew makes free throw 2 of 2

    4702467 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 71-81

    Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 2

    4702467 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:32 71-80

    Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..

    5060688 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-80

    Acaden Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144105 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-79

    Acaden Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144105 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 1:01 71-78

    Yohan Traore subbing in for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 1:01 71-78

    Jackson Keith subbing out for Butler

    5101859 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 1:01 71-78

    Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..

    5060688 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 1:07 71-78

    Jackson Keith subbing in for Butler

    5101859 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 1:07 71-78

    Yohan Traore subbing out for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 1:07 71-78

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:07 70-78

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 1:07 69-78

    Foul on Malachi Palmer.

    5239554 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-78

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-77

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 1:15 69-76

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor subbing in for Butler

    5311946 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 1:15 69-76

    Yame Butler subbing out for Butler

    4700880 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 1:15 69-76

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 1:23 69-76

    Yohan Traore makes 9-foot jumper (Yame Butler assists)

    4869741 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 1:35 67-76

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 1:35 67-75

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 1:35 67-74

    Foul on Finley Bizjack.

    4848619 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 1:38 67-74

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 1:44 67-74

    Yame Butler makes layup

    4700880 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 2:07 65-74

    Devin Askew makes 28-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists)

    4702467 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 2:27 65-71

    Finley Bizjack makes layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)

    4848619 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 2:32 63-71

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    5060688 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 2:32 62-71

    Devin Askew subbing in for Villanova

    4702467 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 2:32 62-71

    Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova

    5182412 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 2:32 62-71

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    5060688 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 2:32 61-71

    Foul on Malachi Palmer.

    5239554 2nd Half
  35. Substitution 2:56 61-71

    Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova

    5182412 2nd Half
  36. Substitution 2:56 61-71

    Devin Askew subbing out for Villanova

    4702467 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 3:11 61-71

    Yame Butler subbing in for Butler

    4700880 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 3:11 61-71

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor subbing out for Butler

    5311946 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 4:06 61-71

    Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup

    5174291 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 4:27 61-69

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 4:27 60-69

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 4:27 59-69

    Foul on Malachi Palmer.

    5239554 2nd Half
  43. JumpShot 5:06 59-69

    Duke Brennan makes 7-foot hook shot (Devin Askew assists)

    4870569 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 5:32 59-67

    Michael Ajayi makes 15-foot step back jumpshot

    5176517 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 6:02 57-67

    Devin Askew makes 25-foot three pointer

    4702467 2nd Half
  46. Substitution 6:28 57-64

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor subbing in for Butler

    5311946 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 6:28 57-64

    Yame Butler subbing out for Butler

    4700880 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 6:28 57-64

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 6:28 57-64

    Devin Askew makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists)

    4702467 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 6:32 57-62

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 6:54 57-62

    Devin Askew makes 23-foot three pointer (Duke Brennan assists)

    4702467 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 6:59 57-59

    Foul on Michael Ajayi.

    5176517 2nd Half
  53. MadeFreeThrow 7:12 57-59

    Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2

    4869741 2nd Half
  54. MadeFreeThrow 7:12 56-59

    Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2

    4869741 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 7:12 55-59

    Foul on Duke Brennan.

    4870569 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 7:36 55-59

    Acaden Lewis makes 8-foot pullup jump shot

    5144105 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 7:57 55-57

    Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2

    4848619 2nd Half
  58. Substitution 7:57 54-57

    Yohan Traore subbing in for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 7:57 54-57

    Drayton Jones subbing out for Butler

    5143607 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 7:57 54-57

    Malachi Palmer subbing in for Villanova

    5239554 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 73-82

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 73-82

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Substitution 0:22 73-82

    Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova

    5182412 2nd Half
  4. Substitution 0:22 73-82

    Duke Brennan subbing out for Villanova

    4870569 2nd Half
  5. RegularTimeOut 0:22 73-82

    Butler Timeout

    2nd Half
  6. LayUpShot 0:22 73-82

    Finley Bizjack makes driving layup

    4848619 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 71-82

    Devin Askew makes free throw 2 of 2

    4702467 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 71-81

    Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 2

    4702467 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:32 71-80

    Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..

    5060688 2nd Half
  10. Defensive Rebound 0:36 71-80

    Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.

    4702467 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:40 71-80

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 8-foot jumper

    5060688 2nd Half
  12. Offensive Rebound 0:42 71-80

    Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.

    5060688 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:45 71-80

    Finley Bizjack misses 27-foot three point jumper

    4848619 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-80

    Acaden Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144105 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-79

    Acaden Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144105 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 1:01 71-78

    Yohan Traore subbing in for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 1:01 71-78

    Jackson Keith subbing out for Butler

    5101859 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 1:01 71-78

    Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..

    5060688 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 1:07 71-78

    Jackson Keith subbing in for Butler

    5101859 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 1:07 71-78

    Yohan Traore subbing out for Butler

    4869741 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 1:07 71-78

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:07 70-78

    Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2

    5176517 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 1:07 69-78

    Foul on Malachi Palmer.

    5239554 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-78

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-77

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 1:15 69-76

    Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor subbing in for Butler

    5311946 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 1:15 69-76

    Yame Butler subbing out for Butler

    4700880 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 1:15 69-76

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  29. ShortTimeOut 1:19 69-76

    Butler Timeout

    2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 1:23 69-76

    Yohan Traore makes 9-foot jumper (Yame Butler assists)

    4869741 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 1:35 67-76

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 1:35 67-75

    Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2

    5174291 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 1:35 67-74

    Foul on Finley Bizjack.

    4848619 2nd Half
  34. RegularTimeOut 1:38 67-74

    Villanova Timeout

    2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 1:38 67-74

    Foul on Yame Butler.

    4700880 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 1:44 67-74

    Yame Butler makes layup

    4700880 2nd Half
  37. Offensive Rebound 1:45 65-74

    Yame Butler Offensive Rebound.

    4700880 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 1:48 65-74

    Finley Bizjack misses 18-foot jumper

    4848619 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 2:07 65-74

    Devin Askew makes 28-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists)

    4702467 2nd Half
  40. ShortTimeOut 2:24 65-71

    Villanova Timeout

    2nd Half

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