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FINAL
Mar 21, 2021

Game Recap

Villanova hits 15 3s to knock off upstart North Texas 84-61. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 18 points, Jermaine Samuels Jr. had 15 and Villanova knocked down 15 3-pointers, emphatically ending 13th-seeded North Texas' bid for a second NCAA Tournament upset with a 84-61 victory Sunday night.

Box Score

12T
UNT273461
VILL473784
North Texas Mean Green logoNORTH TEXASFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Thomas Bell2-51-32-29101247
24Zachary Simmons3-70-02-26310118
1Mardrez McBride4-83-70-033001311
3Javion Hamlet8-162-57-864000225
0James Reese V4-152-100-021103310
34Terence Lewis II0-00-00-00000000
33Abou Ousmane0-00-00-00000000
23Mykell Robinson0-10-10-00000000
4Jalen Jackson0-00-00-00000100
11JJ Murray0-00-00-00000100
TOTAL21-5240.4%8-2630.8%11-1291.7%26122191361
Villanova Wildcats logoVILLANOVAFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Jeremiah Robinson-Earl8-142-50-066110118
23Jermaine Samuels Jr.5-91-44-494001215
5Justin Moore6-122-51-145000215
4Chris Arcidiacono2-32-30-11000106
14Caleb Daniels4-73-60-021002211
12Trey Patterson0-00-00-00000000
43Eric Dixon1-11-11-21010114
10Cole Swider3-53-40-00310019
3Brandon Slater0-20-00-02010020
1Bryan Antoine2-31-21-11020006
TOTAL31-5655.4%15-3050%7-977.8%26196151184

Play-by-Play

1st halfuntvill
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Villanova
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (19:34) Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (19:34) Thomas Bell Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (19:06) Javion Hamlet made Jumper.
    20
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:46) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (18:46) Thomas Bell Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (18:16) James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (18:16) Thomas Bell Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (18:10) Thomas Bell made Layup.
    40
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (17:51) Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
    43
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (17:29) Mardrez McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (17:29) Zachary Simmons Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (17:19) James Reese missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:19) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Block.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (17:19) Javion Hamlet Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +3 (17:09) James Reese made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javion Hamlet.
    73
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (16:49) Chris Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
    76
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:21) Foul on Caleb Daniels.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +1 (16:21) Zachary Simmons made Free Throw.
    86
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +1 (16:21) Zachary Simmons made Free Throw.
    96
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:10) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (16:10) Javion Hamlet Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (15:49) James Reese made Dunk. Assisted by Javion Hamlet.
    116
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (15:30) Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
    119
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (15:01) Javion Hamlet made Jumper.
    139
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:43) Justin Moore missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:43) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:37) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Dunk.
    1311
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +3 (14:19) James Reese made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javion Hamlet.
    1611
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:04) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (14:04) Javion Hamlet Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:33) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
  • (13:33) Official TV Timeout
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (13:33) Javion Hamlet missed Free Throw.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (13:33) North Texas Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +1 (13:33) Javion Hamlet made Free Throw.
    1711
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (13:25) Foul on Thomas Bell.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:10) Brandon Slater missed Layup.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (13:10) Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (12:45) Javion Hamlet missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:45) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:31) Jermaine Samuels made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
    1713
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (12:00) Zachary Simmons made Jumper. Assisted by James Reese.
    1913
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:42) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (11:42) Javion Hamlet Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (11:32) Javion Hamlet made Jumper.
    2113
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:05) Justin Moore made Layup.
    2115
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (10:34) Zachary Simmons missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:34) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:14) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:14) Brandon Slater Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (10:07) Bryan Antoine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
    2118
  • (9:53) Official TV Timeout
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (9:36) Javion Hamlet missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:36) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:27) Caleb Daniels made Jumper.
    2120
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (9:04) James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (9:04) Zachary Simmons Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (8:46) Thomas Bell Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (8:46) Bryan Antoine Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:40) Chris Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Swider.
    2123
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (8:36) North Texas Timeout
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (8:13) Javion Hamlet missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (8:13) Bryan Antoine Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (8:04) Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Swider.
    2126
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (7:38) Mardrez McBride missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (7:38) Chris Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (7:31) Foul on Mardrez McBride.
  • (7:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (7:02) Cole Swider missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (7:02) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (7:01) Villanova Turnover.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (6:37) Javion Hamlet made Jumper. Assisted by Zachary Simmons.
    2326
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (6:10) Justin Moore made Layup.
    2328
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (6:10) Foul on James Reese.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (6:10) Justin Moore made Free Throw.
    2329
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (5:45) Thomas Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:45) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:36) Cole Swider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.
    2332
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (5:16) James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (5:16) Thomas Bell Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (5:11) James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:11) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:00) Cole Swider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
    2335
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (4:32) Javion Hamlet made Jumper.
    2535
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (4:02) Foul on Mardrez McBride.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:52) Jermaine Samuels made Jumper.
    2537
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (3:52) Foul on James Reese.
  • (3:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:52) Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
    2538
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (3:25) James Reese missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (3:25) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (3:13) Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (3:13) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:13) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2540
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (2:44) JJ Murray Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:44) Bryan Antoine Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:29) Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:29) Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (2:24) Jermaine Samuels made Layup.
    2542
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:02) Foul on Eric Dixon.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (1:51) Zachary Simmons missed Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (1:51) Zachary Simmons Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (1:51) Zachary Simmons missed Layup.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (1:51) Zachary Simmons Offensive Rebound.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    +2 (1:49) Zachary Simmons made Layup.
    2742
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (1:27) Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.
    2745
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (1:05) James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (1:05) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (0:41) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup.
    2747
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (0:15) James Reese Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:15) Villanova Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Texas Mean Green logo
    (0:04) Javion Hamlet Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points84
21-52(40.4%)Field Goal(%)31-56(55.4%)
8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)15-30(50%)
11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)7-9(77.8%)
28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)26(6)
12Assists19
2Steals6
1Blocks1
9Turnovers6
13(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)
8Largest Lead26

Game Details

Sunday, March 21, 2021 · 9:00 PM
Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA
capacity: 6,501
tv: TNT
spread: VILL -6
over/under: 125.5