Butler Bulldogs @ Villanova Wildcats
15-14, 6-10 Big East
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15-14, 6-10 Big East
22-8, 13-4 Big East
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22-8, 13-4 Big East
| TIME | PLAY | BUT | VILL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 |  | Eric Paschall made Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 19:21 | | Nate Fowler made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Tucker. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:48 | | Eric Paschall Turnover. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:48 | | Nate Fowler Steal. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:42 | | Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:39 | | Phil Booth Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:28 | | Foul on Nate Fowler. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:25 | | Phil Booth missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:21 | | Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:17 | | Sean McDermott missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:14 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:58 | | Foul on Nate Fowler. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:58 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Free Throw. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:58 | | Villanova Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:58 | | Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw. | 2 | 3 |
| 17:32 | | Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Joey Brunk. | 4 | 3 |
| 17:06 | | Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 |
| 17:03 | | Saddiq Bey Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 |
| 17:01 | | Eric Paschall missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 3 |
| 17:00 | | Butler Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 3 |
| 16:42 | | Sean McDermott made Layup. Assisted by Joey Brunk. | 6 | 3 |
| 16:20 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 3 |
| 16:14 | | Saddiq Bey Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 16:00 | | Eric Paschall missed Layup. | 6 | 3 |
| 15:59 | | Butler Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 15:28 | | Butler Turnover. | 6 | 3 |
| 15:10 | | Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 3 |
| 15:08 | | Butler Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 3 |
| 15:00 | | Joey Brunk made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Thompson. | 8 | 3 |
| 14:39 | | Phil Booth Turnover. | 8 | 3 |
| 14:19 | | Aaron Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Joey Brunk. | 10 | 3 |
| 13:51 | | Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree made Layup. | 10 | 5 |
| 13:41 | | Foul on Aaron Thompson. | 10 | 5 |
| 13:41 | | Aaron Thompson Turnover. | 10 | 5 |
| 13:20 | | Phil Booth missed Jumper. | 10 | 5 |
| 13:16 | | Joey Brunk Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 5 |
| 13:14 | | Jordan Tucker made Layup. | 12 | 5 |
| 13:14 | | Foul on Phil Booth. | 12 | 5 |
| 13:14 | | Jordan Tucker missed Free Throw. | 12 | 5 |
| 13:13 | | Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 |
| 13:01 | | Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 5 |
| 12:59 | | Jordan Tucker Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 |
| 12:45 | | Jordan Tucker missed Jumper. | 12 | 5 |
| 12:44 | | Villanova Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 |
| 12:18 | | Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree missed Jumper. | 12 | 5 |
| 12:15 | | Christian David Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 |
| 11:57 | | Kamar Baldwin missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 5 |
| 11:52 | | Phil Booth Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 |
| 11:49 | | Eric Paschall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth. | 12 | 8 |
| 11:19 | | Foul on Eric Paschall. | 12 | 8 |
| 11:19 | | Butler Timeout | 12 | 8 |
| 11:05 | | Aaron Thompson made Layup. | 14 | 8 |
| 10:35 | | Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper. | 14 | 8 |
| 10:32 | | Henry Baddley Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 8 |
| 10:21 | | Paul Jorgensen missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 8 |
| 10:18 | | Henry Baddley Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 8 |
| 9:50 | | Paul Jorgensen made Jumper. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:28 | | Saddiq Bey missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:27 | | Aaron Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:27 | | Foul on Collin Gillespie. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:09 | | Aaron Thompson missed Layup. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Bryce Golden Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Bryce Golden missed Layup. | 16 | 8 |
| 9:02 | | Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 8 |
| 8:47 | | Saddiq Bey made Jumper. | 16 | 10 |
| 8:20 | | Henry Baddley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Jorgensen. | 19 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall. | 19 | 13 |
| 7:19 | | Bryce Golden missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 13 |
| 7:13 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 7:05 | | Jermaine Samuels Turnover. | 19 | 13 |
| 7:05 | | Henry Baddley Steal. | 19 | 13 |
| 6:55 | | Paul Jorgensen missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 13 |
| 6:51 | | Saddiq Bey Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Phil Booth made Layup. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:17 | | Aaron Thompson missed Layup. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:17 | | Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree Block. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:15 | Official TV Timeout | 19 | 15 | |
| 6:15 | | Henry Baddley made Free Throw. | 20 | 15 |
| 6:15 | | Aaron Thompson Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:15 | | Foul on Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree. | 19 | 15 |
| 6:15 | Official TV Timeout | 19 | 15 | |
| 6:15 | | Henry Baddley made Free Throw. | 21 | 15 |
| 6:06 | | Saddiq Bey made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Gillespie. | 21 | 17 |
| 5:46 | | Joey Brunk made Layup. Assisted by Sean McDermott. | 23 | 17 |
| 5:22 | | Saddiq Bey made Dunk. | 23 | 19 |
| 4:52 | | Jordan Tucker missed Layup. | 23 | 19 |
| 4:49 | | Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 19 |
| 4:46 | | Phil Booth missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 19 |
| 4:43 | | Saddiq Bey Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 19 |
| 4:34 | | Phil Booth made Jumper. | 23 | 21 |
| 4:11 | | Foul on Sean McDermott. | 23 | 21 |
| 4:11 | | Sean McDermott Turnover. | 23 | 21 |
| 4:02 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey. | 23 | 24 |
| 3:32 | | Jordan Tucker missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 24 |
| 3:29 | | Eric Paschall Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 24 |
| 3:24 | | Phil Booth made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie. | 23 | 26 |
| 3:24 | | Foul on Christian David. | 23 | 26 |
| 3:24 | Official TV Timeout | 23 | 26 | |
| 3:24 | | Phil Booth made Free Throw. | 23 | 27 |
| 2:58 | | Jordan Tucker made Layup. | 25 | 27 |
| 2:33 | | Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phil Booth. | 25 | 30 |
| 2:02 | | Kamar Baldwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Thompson. | 28 | 30 |
| 1:32 | | Saddiq Bey missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 30 |
| 1:29 | | Jordan Tucker Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 30 |
| 1:18 | | Kamar Baldwin made Jumper. | 30 | 30 |
| 0:44 | | Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Paschall. | 30 | 33 |
| 0:24 | | Jordan Tucker missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 33 |
| 0:21 | | Nate Fowler Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 33 |
| 0:01 | | Kamar Baldwin missed Layup. | 30 | 33 |
| 0:01 | | Phil Booth Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 33 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 30 | 33 | |
| 0:00 | | Villanova Timeout | 30 | 33 |
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Doug Shows
Referee:Tony Chiazza
Referee:Michael Stephens
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 14-1 | - | 24-2 |
| St. John's | 13-1 | 0.5 | 20-5 |
| Villanova | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| Seton Hall | 8-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Creighton | 7-8 | 7 | 13-13 |
| Xavier | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| DePaul | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Georgetown | 5-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Butler | 4-11 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Providence | 4-11 | 10 | 11-15 |
| Marquette | 4-11 | 10 | 9-17 |
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