Notre Dame beats Villanova 74-72 in men's college basketball season opener in Rome
— Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
74
Villanova Wildcats
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| VILL | 35 | 37 | 72 |
Palazzo dello Sport
Match Report
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:00 74-72
Darryl Simmons II makes driving layup
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 74-70
Brady Koehler makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:04 73-70
Ethan Roberts subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:04 73-70
Logan Duncomb subbing out for Notre Dame
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-70
Brady Koehler makes free throw 1 of 2
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Substitution 0:04 72-70
Darryl Simmons II subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:04 72-70
Elijah Crawford subbing out for Villanova
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-70
Foul on Adam Oumiddoch.
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Logan Imes subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Ethan Roberts subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Adam Oumiddoch subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova
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PersonalFoul 0:16 72-70
Foul on Tyler Perkins.
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Substitution 0:19 72-70
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:19 72-70
Luigi Suigo subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-70
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:19 72-69
Ethan Roberts subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:19 72-69
Logan Imes subbing out for Notre Dame
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-69
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 0:19 72-68
Foul on Braeden Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 72-68
Braeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Logan Imes subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Ethan Roberts subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Luigi Suigo subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-68
Braeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 0:24 70-68
Foul on Kwame Evans Jr..
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JumpShot 1:08 70-68
Logan Duncomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braeden Smith assists)
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DunkShot 1:44 67-68
Brady Koehler makes 2-foot dunk (Braeden Smith assists)
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MadeFreeThrow 2:33 65-68
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 2:33 65-67
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 2:33 65-67
Luigi Suigo subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 2:33 65-67
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 2:33 65-66
Foul on Braeden Smith.
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LayUpShot 2:58 65-66
Ethan Roberts makes driving layup (Logan Duncomb assists)
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 63-66
Braeden Smith makes free throw 3 of 3
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 62-66
Braeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 3
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 61-66
Braeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 3
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Substitution 3:37 60-66
Logan Duncomb subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 3:37 60-66
Tommy Ahneman subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 3:37 60-66
Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 3:37 60-66
Adam Oumiddoch subbing out for Villanova
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PersonalFoul 3:37 60-66
Foul on Elijah Crawford.
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LayUpShot 3:57 60-66
Elijah Crawford makes driving layup
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LayUpShot 4:38 60-64
Elijah Crawford makes driving layup
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 60-62
Braeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 4:57 59-62
Adam Oumiddoch subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 4:57 59-62
Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 59-62
Braeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 4:57 58-62
Foul on Tyler Perkins.
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Substitution 5:34 58-62
Tommy Ahneman subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 5:34 58-62
Bryce Ruglass Dortch subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 5:34 58-62
Luigi Suigo subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 5:34 58-62
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing out for Villanova
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JumpShot 7:26 58-62
Brady Koehler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braeden Smith assists)
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Substitution 7:59 55-62
Braeden Smith subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 7:59 55-62
Logan Imes subbing out for Notre Dame
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PersonalFoul 7:59 55-62
Foul on Logan Imes.
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Substitution 8:09 55-62
Logan Imes subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 8:09 55-62
Jonathan Sanderson subbing out for Notre Dame
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End Game 0:00 74-72
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 74-72
End of 2nd half
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LayUpShot 0:00 74-72
Darryl Simmons II makes driving layup
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 74-70
Brady Koehler makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:04 73-70
Ethan Roberts subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:04 73-70
Logan Duncomb subbing out for Notre Dame
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ShortTimeOut 0:04 73-70
Villanova Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-70
Brady Koehler makes free throw 1 of 2
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Substitution 0:04 72-70
Darryl Simmons II subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:04 72-70
Elijah Crawford subbing out for Villanova
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-70
Foul on Adam Oumiddoch.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 72-70
Brady Koehler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:10 72-70
Elijah Crawford misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 72-70
Kwame Evans Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 72-70
Braeden Shrewsberry misses free throw 1 of 1
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Logan Imes subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Ethan Roberts subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Adam Oumiddoch subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:16 72-70
Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova
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PersonalFoul 0:16 72-70
Foul on Tyler Perkins.
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Substitution 0:19 72-70
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:19 72-70
Luigi Suigo subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-70
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:19 72-69
Ethan Roberts subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:19 72-69
Logan Imes subbing out for Notre Dame
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 72-69
Elijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 0:19 72-68
Foul on Braeden Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 72-68
Braeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Logan Imes subbing in for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Ethan Roberts subbing out for Notre Dame
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Luigi Suigo subbing in for Villanova
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Substitution 0:24 71-68
Kwame Evans Jr. subbing out for Villanova
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-68
Braeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
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PersonalFoul 0:24 70-68
Foul on Kwame Evans Jr..
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RegularTimeOut 0:48 70-68
Notre Dame Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 70-68
Braeden Shrewsberry Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:49 70-68
Brady Koehler Block.
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JumpShot 0:49 70-68
Kwame Evans Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
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JumpShot 1:08 70-68
Logan Duncomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braeden Smith assists)
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Steal 1:29 67-68
Braeden Smith Steal.
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Team Stats
ND
VILL
23-65
FG
24-52
35
Field Goal %
46
9-24
3PT
11-31
38
Three Point %
35
19-25
FT
13-18
76
Free Throw %
72
37
Rebounds
37
17
Offensive Rebounds
10
20
Defensive Rebounds
27
14
Assists
12
14
Steals
6
2
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
20
1
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
20
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
1
20
Points Off Turnovers
10
9
Fast Break Points
10
22
Points in Paint
18
19
Fouls
17
4
Largest Lead
10
9
Lead Changes
9
10
Percent Led
83
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