Villanova Wildcats vs. Seton Hall Pirates

Dec 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	31	33	64
HALL	27	29	56

Game Recap

Villanova turns back Seton Hall 64-56 in Wildcats' Big East Conference opener. Acaden Lewis had 16 points and Villanova beat Seton Hall 64-56 in the Wildcats' Big East Conference opener on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	28	4-8	2-5	2-2	6	0	0	2	0	1	12
24Duke Brennan	30	3-3	0-0	4-9	9	0	0	0	3	3	10
4Tyler Perkins	34	2-8	1-5	0-0	10	2	0	0	2	3	5
2Bryce Lindsay	34	5-9	3-7	2-2	4	4	1	0	2	2	15
55Acaden Lewis	37	6-11	2-2	2-3	5	2	3	0	3	2	16
17Braden Pierce	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7Malachi Palmer	8	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
1Zion Stanford	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Devin Askew	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	4	3

TOTAL	-	22-4548.9%	10-2343.5%	10-1662.5%	37	9	4	3	14	18	64

SETON HALL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Stephon Payne	32	1-2	0-0	1-2	10	1	0	1	0	0	3
0Adam Clark	20	1-11	0-1	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	4	4
23Mike Williams	32	2-9	2-4	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	7
22Elijah Fisher	29	6-11	0-1	1-3	4	0	2	0	1	3	13
14AJ Staton-McCray	24	4-9	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	3	9
7Josh Rivera	15	3-4	0-0	4-4	3	1	1	0	1	1	10
54Godswill Erheriene	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2Tajuan Simpkins	24	2-11	0-3	2-3	2	0	1	1	0	0	6
13Trey Parker	20	2-6	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	1	4
1Jacob Dar	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	21-6333.3%	3-1323.1%	11-1668.8%	31	10	7	2	7	15	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLHALL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Seton Hall.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Villanova.
+3 (19:44) Mike Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper (AJ Staton-McCray assists).
03
(19:22) Tyler Perkins misses layup.
(19:21) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
(19:21) Foul on Adam Clark.
(19:12) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(19:04) Mike Williams misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:00) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:46) Acaden Lewis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists).
33
(18:46) Foul on Adam Clark.
+1 (18:46) Acaden Lewis makes free throw 1 of 1.
43
(18:26) AJ Staton-McCray bad pass turnover.
(18:26) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(18:19) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:02) AJ Staton-McCray makes layup (Stephon Payne assists).
45
(17:34) Tyler Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Mike Williams misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(17:20) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Acaden Lewis makes layup.
65
(17:00) AJ Staton-McCray misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:57) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Trey Parker Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
(16:20) Elijah Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:16) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:07) Bryce Lindsay makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists).
95
(15:36) AJ Staton-McCray misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:35) Stephon Payne Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(15:26) Elijah Fisher misses layup.
(15:23) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Bryce Lindsay misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) AJ Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Trey Parker misses 18-foot jumper.
(14:53) Stephon Payne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Stephon Payne makes layup.
97
(14:30) Bryce Lindsay bad pass turnover.
+3 (14:21) Mike Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Parker assists).
910
+3 (14:01) Malachi Palmer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Askew assists).
1210
(13:37) Trey Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Malachi Palmer bad pass turnover.
(13:09) Godswill Erheriene out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:43) Foul on Devin Askew.
(12:43) Devin Askew turnover.
(12:27) team turnover.
(12:17) Tyler Perkins bad pass turnover.
(12:17) Adam Clark Steal.
(12:17) Foul on Devin Askew.
(12:03) Adam Clark misses 17-foot jumper.
(11:58) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Foul on Godswill Erheriene.
+1 (11:54) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2.
1310
+1 (11:54) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2.
1410
+2 (11:39) Josh Rivera makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Adam Clark assists).
1412
(11:19) Zion Stanford traveling turnover.
(10:53) Tajuan Simpkins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Stephon Payne Offensive Rebound.
(10:45) Stephon Payne misses layup.
(10:42) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Matt Hodge misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:19) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Adam Clark misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:56) Josh Rivera Offensive Rebound.
(9:54) Josh Rivera misses layup.
(9:52) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Acaden Lewis traveling turnover.
+2 (9:51) Tajuan Simpkins makes layup (Mike Williams assists).
1414
(9:51) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
(9:50) Tajuan Simpkins misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:49) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:28) Matt Hodge makes 24-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
1714
+2 (9:04) Tajuan Simpkins makes layup (AJ Staton-McCray assists).
1716
(8:44) Foul on AJ Staton-McCray.
(8:36) Foul on AJ Staton-McCray.
+1 (8:36) Duke Brennan makes free throw 1 of 2.
1816
(8:36) Duke Brennan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:34) Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Mike Williams misses layup.
(8:18) Matt Hodge Block.
(8:16) Seton Hall Offensive Rebound.
(8:13) Elijah Fisher misses layup.
(8:10) Elijah Fisher Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:10) Elijah Fisher makes layup.
1818
(7:34) Devin Askew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:34) team shot clock turnover .
(7:21) Foul on Braden Pierce.
(7:06) Trey Parker misses 16-foot jumper.
(7:02) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Acaden Lewis makes layup.
2018
(6:22) Mike Williams misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:20) Stephon Payne Offensive Rebound.
(6:18) Mike Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Braden Pierce misses layup.
(5:59) Stephon Payne Block.
(5:53) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Tyler Perkins makes layup.
2218
+2 (5:34) Elijah Fisher makes layup.
2220
+3 (5:17) Matt Hodge makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2520
(4:41) Tajuan Simpkins misses 13-foot jumper.
(4:38) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Tyler Perkins misses 20-foot jumper.
(4:07) Trey Parker Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on Devin Askew.
+1 (4:03) Mike Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2521
(4:03) Mike Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:00) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Jacob Dar.
(3:47) Duke Brennan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:47) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:47) Duke Brennan makes free throw 2 of 2.
2621
+2 (3:30) Trey Parker makes layup.
2623
(3:11) Foul on Elijah Fisher.
+1 (3:11) Duke Brennan makes free throw 1 of 2.
2723
(3:11) Duke Brennan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:09) Stephon Payne Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Elijah Fisher bad pass turnover.
(2:53) Bryce Lindsay Steal.
(2:27) Foul on Mike Williams.
+1 (2:27) Duke Brennan makes free throw 1 of 2.
2823
(2:27) Duke Brennan misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:25) Elijah Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Tajuan Simpkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:44) Bryce Lindsay makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3123
(1:20) Josh Rivera bad pass turnover.
(1:20) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(1:00) Malachi Palmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:57) Malachi Palmer Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Bryce Lindsay misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:52) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(0:51) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
(0:51) Tajuan Simpkins Steal.
(0:51) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
+1 (0:51) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3124
+1 (0:51) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3125
(0:41) Acaden Lewis misses layup.
(0:38) Elijah Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Tajuan Simpkins misses layup.
(0:30) Josh Rivera Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Josh Rivera makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3127
(0:01) Tyler Perkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Trey Parker Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

HALL

64Points56

22-45(48.9%)Field Goal(%)21-63(33.3%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)3-13(23.1%)

10-16(62.5%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(16)

9Assists10

4Steals7

3Blocks2

18Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Prudential Center · Newark, NJ

attendance: 11,153 (59.6%)

tv: Peacock

spread: HALL -1.5

over/under: 135.5