Villanova Wildcats vs. BYU Cougars

Nov 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	32	34	66
BYU	42	29	71

Game Recap

No. 8 BYU beats Villanova 71-66 and spoils the debut of new Wildcats coach Kevin Willard. Freshman AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and six rebounds and eighth-ranked BYU defeated Villanova 71-66 Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series and season-opener for both teams.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	28	3-11	1-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	4	7
24Duke Brennan	32	4-6	0-0	0-0	15	1	2	0	2	2	8
4Tyler Perkins	25	3-10	1-6	1-4	9	2	0	0	1	0	8
55Acaden Lewis	22	1-6	1-4	2-4	2	3	0	0	1	0	5
5Devin Askew	12	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
6Tafara Gapare	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	3	2
17Braden Pierce	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Malachi Palmer	18	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	3
0Chris Jeffrey	16	4-8	1-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	11
2Bryce Lindsay	27	7-14	5-9	3-5	5	2	0	0	2	2	22
TOTAL	-	24-6735.8%	10-3528.6%	8-1553.3%	40	12	2	1	11	20	66

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3AJ Dybantsa	32	9-18	1-1	2-7	6	3	0	0	0	0	21
13Keba Keita	24	4-5	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	3	0	3	8
30Kennard Davis Jr.	34	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	6
15Richie Saunders	29	4-13	1-4	6-6	7	2	2	0	0	4	15
1Robert Wright III	31	5-16	0-3	4-6	3	1	1	0	2	1	14
7Khadim Mboup	19	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0
5Mihailo Boškovic	12	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	3	0	1	1	0	2
2Tyler Mrus	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Xavion Staton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Dawson Baker	15	1-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	26-6639.4%	5-1729.4%	14-2166.7%	35	10	4	5	3	13	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by BYU.
(19:33) Acaden Lewis Turnover.
+2 (19:18) Keba Keita made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
02
(19:05) Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:00) Tyler Perkins made Layup.
22
+2 (18:46) Robert Wright III made Jumper.
24
(18:27) Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:23) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:20) Tyler Perkins made Jumper.
44
(18:02) Foul on Devin Askew.
+2 (17:54) AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
46
(17:35) Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:31) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Robert Wright III made Layup.
48
(16:49) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+1 (16:49) Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.
58
(16:48) Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.
(16:46) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Robert Wright III Turnover.
(16:37) Duke Brennan Steal.
(16:31) Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:29) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(16:29) Foul on Keba Keita.
+3 (16:26) Malachi Palmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
88
(15:58) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(15:57) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(15:53) AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
(15:50) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
(15:49) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
(15:44) Richie Saunders Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Richie Saunders missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:42) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Acaden Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:34) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) Duke Brennan Turnover.
(15:30) Richie Saunders Steal.
+2 (15:25) Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
810
(15:08) Malachi Palmer missed Jumper.
(15:04) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Foul on Tafara Gapare.
(14:43) Foul on Tafara Gapare.
(14:43) AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
(14:43) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:42) AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
(14:41) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:24) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
(14:15) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Tyler Perkins Turnover.
(13:54) Richie Saunders Steal.
(13:42) Foul on Matt Hodge.
+1 (13:42) Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
811
+1 (13:42) Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
812
(13:30) Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:27) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:15) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Mihailo Bošković Turnover.
(12:51) Acaden Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:48) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) AJ Dybantsa made Layup. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
814
(12:23) Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
(12:18) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Mihailo Bošković missed Jumper.
(12:06) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:05) AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
816
(11:44) Malachi Palmer missed Layup.
(11:44) Mihailo Bošković Block.
(11:38) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Mihailo Bošković missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:26) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.
(11:07) Bryce Lindsay Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:04) Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Palmer.
1116
+3 (10:48) Dawson Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
1119
(10:19) Matt Hodge missed Layup.
(10:15) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(10:15) Matt Hodge missed Dunk.
(10:09) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:09) Matt Hodge made Two Point Tip Shot.
1319
(10:06) Tyler Mrus missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:03) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:41) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(9:34) BYU Turnover.
+2 (9:19) Tafara Gapare made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
1519
+3 (9:04) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
1522
(8:35) Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:33) Kennard Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:28) Keba Keita made Dunk. Assisted by Kennard Davis Jr..
1524
(8:09) Duke Brennan Turnover.
(8:09) Keba Keita Steal.
(8:04) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
+1 (8:04) Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
1525
+1 (8:04) Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
1526
(7:41) Tafara Gapare missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:38) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:35) Duke Brennan made Dunk.
1726
(7:24) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:18) Tafara Gapare Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Tafara Gapare missed Jumper.
(7:00) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:51) Robert Wright III Offensive Rebound.
(6:41) AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
(6:37) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Duke Brennan made Dunk. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
1926
(6:11) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
+1 (6:11) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
1927
+1 (6:11) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
1928
(6:00) Foul on Dawson Baker.
+1 (6:00) Acaden Lewis made Free Throw.
2028
+1 (6:00) Acaden Lewis made Free Throw.
2128
(5:47) AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
(5:43) Mihailo Bošković Offensive Rebound.
(5:42) Mihailo Bošković missed Jumper.
(5:37) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Malachi Palmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:14) BYU Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:52) Mihailo Bošković made Layup. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
2130
(4:39) Bryce Lindsay Turnover.
+3 (4:25) Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
2133
(4:07) Foul on Richie Saunders.
(4:07) Acaden Lewis missed Free Throw.
(4:07) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:06) Acaden Lewis missed Free Throw.
(4:04) Mihailo Bošković Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Mihailo Bošković missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:54) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:44) Matt Hodge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
2433
(3:14) Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
(3:11) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Duke Brennan missed Jumper.
(2:56) Khadim Mboup Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Dawson Baker missed Layup.
(2:32) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:28) Chris Jeffrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
2733
(2:04) AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
(1:57) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:57) Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
2735
(1:51) Chris Jeffrey missed Layup.
(1:51) Keba Keita Block.
(1:51) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:34) Chris Jeffrey made Jumper.
2935
(1:20) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(1:19) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Malachi Palmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:02) AJ Dybantsa Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:54) AJ Dybantsa Offensive Rebound.
(0:52) Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) BYU Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
+1 (0:49) AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
2936
+1 (0:49) AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
2937
(0:45) Foul on Chris Jeffrey.
+1 (0:45) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
2938
+1 (0:45) Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
2939
+3 (0:22) Acaden Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
3239
+3 (0:02) Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
3242

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

BYU

66Points71

24-67(35.8%)Field Goal(%)26-66(39.4%)

10-35(28.6%)3-Point(%)5-17(29.4%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

49(17)Rebounds(Offensive)43(12)

12Assists10

2Steals4

1Blocks5

11Turnovers4

20(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

2Largest Lead14

Game Details

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 9:30 PM

T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 16,704 (87.9%)

tv: TNT