Providence Friars vs. Villanova Wildcats

Jan 30, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PROV	28	45	73
VILL	45	42	87

Game Recap

Askew scores 20 off the bench, Villanova beats Providence 87-73. Devin Askew scored 20 points off of the bench to lead Villanova over Providence 87-73 on Friday night.

Player Stats

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	30	2-5	0-0	0-1	12	0	0	1	1	3	4
5Jamier Jones	28	2-4	0-0	3-4	4	2	0	0	3	3	7
7Stefan Vaaks	33	10-18	5-11	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	1	25
11Ryan Mela	32	5-9	0-1	4-5	7	2	1	0	3	4	14
2Jaylin Sellers	29	7-14	1-5	1-2	3	0	0	0	2	2	16
17Peteris Pinnis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Cole Hargrove	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	3	0
31Duncan Powell	20	1-4	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
20Nilavan Daniels	22	1-4	1-3	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	3	4
TOTAL	-	28-5848.3%	8-2334.8%	9-1464.3%	37	9	1	2	13	19	73

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	32	4-12	2-6	0-1	4	2	0	3	1	1	10
24Duke Brennan	29	2-6	0-0	4-4	8	0	2	0	2	2	8
4Tyler Perkins	31	6-11	3-6	4-7	6	0	0	0	0	2	19
2Bryce Lindsay	25	3-7	2-5	3-5	0	2	0	0	0	3	11
55Acaden Lewis	33	6-10	0-2	0-2	0	8	3	1	1	2	12
17Braden Pierce	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
7Malachi Palmer	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	5
0Chris Jeffrey	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Devin Askew	25	6-9	5-8	3-3	2	3	2	0	0	0	20
TOTAL	-	30-5950.8%	13-2944.8%	14-2263.6%	22	18	9	4	4	14	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPROVVILL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Providence.
(19:43) Matt Hodge misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(19:38) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Ryan Mela misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:12) Acaden Lewis Block.
(19:12) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Duke Brennan misses driving layup.
(18:50) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Jaylin Sellers misses driving layup.
(18:48) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Matt Hodge Block.
(18:32) Duke Brennan traveling turnover.
+2 (18:05) Jamier Jones makes driving layup (Stefan Vaaks assists).
20
(17:54) Acaden Lewis misses driving layup.
(17:50) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:46) Jamier Jones makes driving layup.
40
(17:35) Matt Hodge misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
(17:22) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (17:19) Tyler Perkins makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
42
(17:19) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
(17:19) Tyler Perkins misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:19) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(17:10) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:06) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(17:04) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:00) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:53) Bryce Lindsay makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
44
+2 (16:39) Stefan Vaaks makes driving layup.
64
(16:22) Bryce Lindsay misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:16) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:15) Tyler Perkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matt Hodge assists).
67
(15:56) Stefan Vaaks misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:51) Ryan Mela Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Foul on Jamier Jones.
(15:44) Jamier Jones turnover.
(15:25) Tyler Perkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(15:24) Providence Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(14:59) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:55) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Tyler Perkins makes 12-foot jumper.
69
+2 (14:18) Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Stefan Vaaks assists).
89
(14:01) Acaden Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:56) Duncan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:46) Stefan Vaaks makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
109
+3 (13:31) Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malachi Palmer assists).
1012
(13:15) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+2 (13:07) Jaylin Sellers makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
1212
+3 (12:55) Malachi Palmer makes 27-foot three point jumper (Matt Hodge assists).
1215
(12:23) Jaylin Sellers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:19) Nilavan Daniels Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:18) Jaylin Sellers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nilavan Daniels assists).
1515
(12:06) Matt Hodge bad pass turnover.
(12:06) Ryan Mela Steal.
(12:03) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
(12:03) Malachi Palmer Steal.
+3 (11:43) Devin Askew makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Pierce assists).
1518
(11:26) Foul on Chris Jeffrey.
(11:26) Jaylin Sellers misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:26) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:26) Jaylin Sellers makes free throw 2 of 2.
1618
+2 (11:12) Acaden Lewis makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1620
(10:59) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
(10:59) Devin Askew Steal.
+3 (10:53) Devin Askew makes 24-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
1623
+2 (10:24) Stefan Vaaks makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
1823
+2 (10:06) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
1825
(9:37) Peteris Pinnis bad pass turnover.
(9:37) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(9:31) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(9:21) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
(9:21) Duke Brennan Steal.
+3 (9:16) Bryce Lindsay makes 27-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
1828
+2 (8:45) Stefan Vaaks makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2028
(8:27) Tyler Perkins misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:23) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:13) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:05) Matt Hodge makes 24-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
2031
(7:44) Stefan Vaaks misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:40) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Stefan Vaaks.
(7:18) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(7:14) Duncan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(7:10) Duncan Powell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:06) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Jaylin Sellers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Duke Brennan misses driving layup.
(6:27) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
(6:13) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (6:09) Devin Askew makes driving layup (Malachi Palmer assists).
2033
(5:56) Nilavan Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:44) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
2035
+2 (5:25) Jaylin Sellers makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2235
(5:06) Devin Askew misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) Duncan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:50) Nilavan Daniels makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ryan Mela assists).
2535
+2 (4:30) Matt Hodge makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Devin Askew assists).
2537
(4:30) Foul on Ryan Mela.
(4:24) Chris Jeffrey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:23) Nilavan Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Oswin Erhunmwunse traveling turnover.
(3:47) Matt Hodge misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Stefan Vaaks Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Braden Pierce.
(3:24) Jamier Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:24) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:24) Jamier Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2637
+3 (3:08) Devin Askew makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bryce Lindsay assists).
2640
(3:08) Foul on Jamier Jones.
+1 (3:08) Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 1.
2641
(2:39) Jaylin Sellers misses layup.
(2:38) Providence Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) team shot clock turnover .
(2:21) Foul on Nilavan Daniels.
+1 (2:20) Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 2.
2642
+1 (2:20) Devin Askew makes free throw 2 of 2.
2643
(1:54) Stefan Vaaks misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:50) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
+1 (1:46) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 3.
2644
(1:46) Bryce Lindsay misses free throw 2 of 3.
(1:46) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:46) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 3 of 3.
2645
(1:35) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
(1:23) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses alley oop dunk.
(1:19) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
(0:58) Nilavan Daniels bad pass turnover.
(0:58) Duke Brennan Steal.
(0:55) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:39) Ryan Mela makes driving layup.
2845
(0:06) Bryce Lindsay misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Matt Hodge misses tip in layup.
(0:00) Nilavan Daniels Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PROV

VILL

73Points87

28-58(48.3%)Field Goal(%)30-59(50.8%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)13-29(44.8%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)14-22(63.6%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)26(5)

9Assists18

1Steals9

2Blocks4

14Turnovers5

19(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead21

Game Details

Friday, January 30, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

attendance: 6,501 (100%)

tv: FS1

spread: VILL -8.5

over/under: 157.5