Villanova Wildcats vs. Xavier Musketeers

FINAL/OT

Feb 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
VILL	43	38	11	92
XAV	42	39	8	89

Game Recap

Lewis, Villanova defeat Xavier 92-89 in OT. Acaden Lewis scored 21 points, including five in the overtime, as Villanova knocked off Xavier 92-89 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	36	3-7	2-6	2-3	6	1	0	1	0	2	10
24Duke Brennan	35	3-7	0-0	4-6	13	6	1	0	3	2	10
4Tyler Perkins	36	6-15	1-6	4-5	3	0	2	1	0	1	17
2Bryce Lindsay	25	5-11	4-8	1-2	0	2	1	0	0	1	15
55Acaden Lewis	37	9-18	0-4	3-6	7	6	4	0	1	3	21
17Braden Pierce	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	2	0	0	4
7Malachi Palmer	24	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	3	6
0Chris Jeffrey	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0
5Devin Askew	15	3-10	3-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	9
TOTAL	-	33-7544.0%	12-3435.3%	14-2263.6%	35	24	12	4	5	15	92

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Filip Borovicanin	32	0-6	0-2	3-4	3	6	1	0	1	2	3
24Jovan Milicevic	39	8-16	4-7	0-0	9	5	1	3	4	3	20
12Tre Carroll	39	11-14	3-5	3-4	10	3	0	2	6	0	28
3All Wright	21	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
1Malik Messina-Moore	41	5-15	0-3	5-5	5	7	1	0	3	0	15
21Anthony Robinson	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	3	4
0Roddie Anderson III	24	2-5	1-2	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	4	5
7Isaiah Walker	20	4-5	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	9

TOTAL	-	34-6750.7%	10-2343.5%	11-1384.6%	39	26	4	6	15	17	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLXAV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Xavier.
+2 (19:44) Duke Brennan makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists).
20
+2 (19:26) Malik Messina-Moore makes 21-foot jumper.
22
(19:15) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:04) Malik Messina-Moore makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jovan Milicevic assists).
24
(18:49) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
(18:49) Malik Messina-Moore Steal.
+2 (18:41) Tre Carroll makes driving layup.
26
(18:14) Tyler Perkins misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:11) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:04) Jovan Milicevic makes driving layup.
28
(17:34) Matt Hodge misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Malik Messina-Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:05) Jovan Milicevic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Malik Messina-Moore assists).
211
(16:47) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(16:36) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(16:36) Tre Carroll Block.
(16:33) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:32) Duke Brennan makes layup.
411
(16:25) Tre Carroll bad pass turnover.
(16:25) Tyler Perkins Steal.
(16:20) Tyler Perkins misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:18) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Filip Borovicanin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) Acaden Lewis makes layup.
611
+3 (15:34) Jovan Milicevic makes 26-foot three point jumper.
614
+2 (15:12) Acaden Lewis makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Duke Brennan assists).
814
(14:58) Jovan Milicevic misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(14:55) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Bryce Lindsay misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(14:44) Foul on Isaiah Walker.
(14:28) Acaden Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:25) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) Malik Messina-Moore makes 19-foot jumper (Anthony Robinson assists).
816
(13:42) Acaden Lewis misses driving layup.
(13:42) Jovan Milicevic Block.
(13:40) Braden Pierce Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:39) Tyler Perkins makes layup.
1016
(13:39) Foul on Isaiah Walker.
+1 (13:39) Tyler Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1.
1116
(13:27) Malik Messina-Moore misses 18-foot jumper.
(13:26) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:26) Foul on Matt Hodge.
(13:16) Malik Messina-Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Tre Carroll Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Filip Borovicanin misses 22-foot jumper.
(13:03) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
+1 (12:52) Matt Hodge makes free throw 1 of 2.
1216
+1 (12:52) Matt Hodge makes free throw 2 of 2.
1316
(12:40) Malik Messina-Moore misses driving layup.
(12:40) Braden Pierce Block.
(12:37) Anthony Robinson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:36) Anthony Robinson makes layup.
1318
(12:10) Devin Askew misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:10) Tre Carroll Block.
(12:07) Devin Askew Offensive Rebound.
(12:07) Devin Askew misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:07) Anthony Robinson Block.
(12:03) Anthony Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Malik Messina-Moore bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:35) Braden Pierce makes 1-foot dunk.
1518
(11:21) Roddie Anderson III misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:18) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:06) Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Pierce assists).
1818
(10:52) Jovan Milicevic bad pass turnover.
(10:52) Chris Jeffrey Steal.
+3 (10:42) Devin Askew makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2118
(10:23) Jovan Milicevic misses 5-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:20) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:12) Matt Hodge makes layup (Chris Jeffrey assists).
2318
(9:59) Foul on Devin Askew.
+2 (9:49) Malik Messina-Moore makes layup (Jovan Milicevic assists).
2320
(9:30) Devin Askew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Matt Hodge misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
(9:09) Jovan Milicevic bad pass turnover.
(9:09) Malachi Palmer Steal.
(8:55) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (8:55) Duke Brennan makes free throw 1 of 2.
2420
+1 (8:55) Duke Brennan makes free throw 2 of 2.
2520
(8:48) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(8:37) Jovan Milicevic misses driving layup.
(8:35) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:27) Malachi Palmer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
2820
+2 (8:10) All Wright makes driving layup (Malik Messina-Moore assists).
2822
+2 (7:53) Acaden Lewis makes layup (Duke Brennan assists).
3022
(7:46) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(7:39) All Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:37) Jovan Milicevic Offensive Rebound.
(7:21) Malik Messina-Moore misses driving layup.
(7:19) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(7:14) Bryce Lindsay misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(7:11) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:06) Anthony Robinson makes 1-foot dunk.
3024
(6:46) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(6:46) Jovan Milicevic Block.
(6:42) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Anthony Robinson misses 4-foot hook shot.
(6:21) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
(5:52) Tyler Perkins misses 16-foot floating jump shot.
(5:50) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(5:49) team shot clock turnover .
(5:18) team shot clock turnover .
(5:02) Devin Askew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
(4:38) Malik Messina-Moore bad pass turnover.
(4:38) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (4:35) Acaden Lewis makes 1-foot dunk.
3224
+2 (4:17) Jovan Milicevic makes 1-foot dunk.
3226
(4:00) Acaden Lewis misses 8-foot hook shot.
(3:54) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Devin Askew.
(3:51) Filip Borovicanin misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:51) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:51) Filip Borovicanin makes free throw 2 of 2.
3227
+3 (3:39) Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Jeffrey assists).
3527
(3:25) Jovan Milicevic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:23) Tre Carroll Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Tre Carroll makes 9-foot jumper.
3529
(3:07) Devin Askew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Roddie Anderson III misses driving layup.
(2:59) Malachi Palmer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:55) Malachi Palmer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Askew assists).
3829
+2 (2:41) Tre Carroll makes layup (Roddie Anderson III assists).
3831
(2:16) Chris Jeffrey bad pass turnover.
(2:16) Filip Borovicanin Steal.
+2 (2:11) Tre Carroll makes driving layup (Filip Borovicanin assists).
3833
(2:11) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(2:11) Duke Brennan turnover.
+1 (2:11) Tre Carroll makes free throw 1 of 2.
3834
+1 (2:11) Tre Carroll makes free throw 2 of 2.
3835
+2 (2:06) Jovan Milicevic makes driving layup.
3837
+2 (1:50) Tyler Perkins makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists).
4037
(1:41) Tre Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Braden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Tyler Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:26) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:23) Isaiah Walker makes driving layup (Tre Carroll assists).
4039
(0:59) Malachi Palmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:56) Braden Pierce Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Acaden Lewis makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
4239
+3 (0:12) Tre Carroll makes 22-foot three point jumper (Malik Messina-Moore assists).
4242
(0:03) Foul on Roddie Anderson III.
(0:03) Acaden Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:03) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:03) Acaden Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
4342
(0:02) Isaiah Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Tyler Perkins Block.
(0:00) Xavier Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

VILL

XAV

92Points89

33-75(44.0%)Field Goal(%)34-67(50.7%)

12-34(35.3%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

14-22(63.6%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)42(10)

24Assists26

12Steals4

4Blocks6

6Turnovers16

15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 9,439 (92.3%)

tv: FS1

spread: VILL -4.5

over/under: 152.5