Villanova Wildcats vs. Butler Bulldogs

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	30	55	85
BUT	33	34	67

Game Recap

Lindsay scores 18, Villanova downs Butler 85-67. Bryce Lindsay scored 18 points as Villanova beat Butler 85-67 on Saturday.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	36	6-9	4-6	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	1	17
24Duke Brennan	30	6-7	0-0	3-6	10	1	0	1	1	1	15
4Tyler Perkins	29	4-9	0-5	4-4	7	2	2	2	5	4	12
2Bryce Lindsay	30	7-13	3-7	1-1	1	2	1	0	2	3	18
55Acaden Lewis	36	5-9	0-1	2-3	5	6	5	1	2	2	12
17Braden Pierce	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Malachi Palmer	10	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	3
5Devin Askew	23	3-10	0-2	2-3	1	2	2	0	0	2	8


TOTAL	-	32-5855.2%	7-2133.3%	14-2070.0%	29	14	11	4	10	16	85

BUTLER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
5Michael Ajayi	35	4-10	0-3	4-4	12	5	2	5	2	12
13Drayton Jones	19	3-4	0-1	3-3	3	0	1	0	3	9
23Azavier Robinson	14	2-6	1-1	0-0	2	1	2	4	2	5
7Jamie Kaiser Jr.	31	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	1	2	1	2	6
11Finley Bizjack	31	6-16	1-6	5-5	3	4	0	0	1	18
4Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	12	3-7	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	6
0Jackson Keith	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Yohan Traore	20	2-5	1-2	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	5
1Evan Haywood	18	0-4	0-4	1-2	4	3	0	0	3	1
8Yame Butler	15	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	6-2722.2%	13-1492.9%	32	15	7	13	17	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLBUT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Butler.
(19:39) Tyler Perkins bad pass turnover.
(19:39) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
+2 (19:25) Drayton Jones makes 7-foot dunk (Azavier Robinson assists).
02
(19:00) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
(19:00) Azavier Robinson Steal.
(18:42) Michael Ajayi misses driving layup.
(18:40) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Bryce Lindsay makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Duke Brennan assists).
22
(17:48) Drayton Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Butler Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:47) team shot clock turnover .
(17:28) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
(17:28) Tyler Perkins turnover.
(17:21) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(17:21) Tyler Perkins Steal.
(17:18) Tyler Perkins bad pass turnover.
(17:18) Azavier Robinson Steal.
(17:14) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(17:14) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(17:08) Bryce Lindsay bad pass turnover.
(17:08) Michael Ajayi Steal.
+3 (17:02) Azavier Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Ajayi assists).
25
(16:37) Acaden Lewis misses 13-foot jumper.
(16:33) Azavier Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(16:28) Bryce Lindsay Steal.
+2 (16:21) Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup.
45
(16:21) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+1 (16:21) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 1.
55
+2 (15:50) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes layup.
57
(15:31) Matt Hodge misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) Jamie Kaiser Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:23) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(15:17) Acaden Lewis misses driving layup.
(15:15) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:05) Finley Bizjack makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
59
(14:44) Bryce Lindsay misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(14:41) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:38) Finley Bizjack makes 26-foot three pointer (Michael Ajayi assists).
512
(14:19) Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
(14:12) Bryce Lindsay misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(13:50) Michael Ajayi bad pass turnover.
(13:50) Devin Askew Steal.
(13:42) Foul on Evan Haywood.
(13:36) Bryce Lindsay misses 15-foot jumper.
(13:32) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
(13:31) Tyler Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:27) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Devin Askew misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Yohan Traore Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Finley Bizjack misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(12:59) Yohan Traore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:50) Finley Bizjack makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
514
+2 (12:35) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
714
(12:10) Evan Haywood misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:06) Tyler Perkins bad pass turnover.
(12:05) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Azavier Robinson misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(11:59) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:59) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(11:31) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(11:31) Drayton Jones Steal.
(11:23) Azavier Robinson bad pass turnover.
(11:23) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (11:07) Duke Brennan makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Devin Askew assists).
914
+2 (10:51) Drayton Jones makes 3-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists).
916
(10:30) Acaden Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Duke Brennan makes 2-foot dunk (Tyler Perkins assists).
1116
(10:04) Azavier Robinson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:01) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:52) Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup.
1316
(9:21) Finley Bizjack misses driving layup.
(9:19) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Tyler Perkins misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(9:08) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:03) Matt Hodge makes 16-foot jumper (Tyler Perkins assists).
1516
(8:41) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
(8:41) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
+1 (8:41) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2.
1517
+1 (8:41) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2.
1518
(8:23) Foul on Jackson Keith.
(8:23) Duke Brennan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:23) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:23) Duke Brennan makes free throw 2 of 2.
1618
+3 (8:02) Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Finley Bizjack assists).
1621
(7:30) Devin Askew misses driving layup.
(7:27) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Tyler Perkins makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1821
+2 (7:12) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Finley Bizjack assists).
1823
(6:53) Acaden Lewis misses 20-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:49) Finley Bizjack Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Finley Bizjack misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:42) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:29) Yohan Traore misses 3-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:29) Acaden Lewis Block.
(6:25) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:15) Matt Hodge makes 25-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
2123
+2 (5:42) Finley Bizjack makes driving layup.
2125
(5:42) Foul on Braden Pierce.
+1 (5:42) Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 1.
2126
(5:29) Tyler Perkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:26) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on Devin Askew.
(5:14) Finley Bizjack misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(5:13) Michael Ajayi Offensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
+1 (5:13) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2.
2127
+1 (5:13) Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2.
2128
+2 (4:55) Devin Askew makes driving layup.
2328
(4:31) Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor misses driving layup.
(4:29) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(4:22) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Finley Bizjack misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(4:08) Finley Bizjack Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:07) Finley Bizjack makes 2-foot jumper.
2330
(3:42) Devin Askew misses layup.
(3:40) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Michael Ajayi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Devin Askew misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Michael Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Yohan Traore misses layup.
(3:14) Butler Offensive Rebound.
(3:14) Tyler Perkins Block.
(3:10) Evan Haywood misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Jamie Kaiser Jr. Steal.
(2:38) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+1 (2:38) Evan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2.
2331
(2:38) Evan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:37) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:37) Foul on Drayton Jones.
(2:15) Tyler Perkins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:15) Butler Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Michael Ajayi misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:56) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:44) Duke Brennan makes layup (Bryce Lindsay assists).
2531
(1:18) Yohan Traore bad pass turnover.
(1:18) Malachi Palmer Steal.
+2 (1:15) Malachi Palmer makes driving layup.
2731
(1:15) Foul on Azavier Robinson.
+1 (1:15) Malachi Palmer makes free throw 1 of 1.
2831
(1:02) Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:59) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:49) Duke Brennan makes 1-foot dunk (Devin Askew assists).
3031
+2 (0:27) Michael Ajayi makes driving layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists).
3033
(0:01) Devin Askew misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Evan Haywood Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

BUT

85Points67

32-58(55.2%)Field Goal(%)24-63(38.1%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-27(22.2%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)13-14(92.9%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

14Assists15

11Steals7

4Blocks0

11Turnovers14

16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

18Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 8,034 (88.3%)

tv: TNT

spread: BUT -2.5

over/under: 149.5