Villanova Wildcats vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	26	50	76
DEP	24	33	57

Game Recap

Villanova secures 76-57 win over DePaul. Tyler Perkins scored 20 points as Villanova beat DePaul 76-57 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Duke Brennan	35	7-9	0-0	1-2	12	2	1	1	1	3	15
7Malachi Palmer	29	3-9	1-4	3-4	5	1	1	0	1	3	10
4Tyler Perkins	35	6-13	2-7	6-9	6	0	4	0	0	1	20
2Bryce Lindsay	32	2-8	2-5	3-3	1	4	2	0	2	3	9
55Acaden Lewis	32	3-9	0-0	0-0	4	5	2	1	3	4	6
17Braden Pierce	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
0Chris Jeffrey	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
5Devin Askew	29	4-8	2-5	4-5	5	2	0	1	1	3	14


TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	7-2133.3%	17-2373.9%	33	14	11	4	10	18	76

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	13	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
35NJ Benson	29	5-8	0-0	1-3	5	1	0	1	1	1	11
0Brandon Maclin	37	5-10	0-2	6-7	5	4	1	0	5	1	16
5RJ Smith	24	0-3	0-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
2Layden Blocker	17	4-10	0-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	2	5	10
1Kaleb Banks	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
15Fabián Flores	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2	2
22Kruz McClure	27	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	2	0	1	0	5
3Nate Kasher	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11CJ Gunn	27	4-10	1-5	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	3	10
TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	2-1612.5%	11-1668.8%	23	9	5	2	15	15	57

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by DePaul.
(19:39) Bryce Lindsay misses layup.
(19:33) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
(19:33) Tyler Perkins misses tip in layup.
(19:33) Bryce Lindsay Offensive Rebound.
(19:33) Bryce Lindsay out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(19:17) NJ Benson misses driving layup.
(19:14) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Acaden Lewis misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(18:59) Malachi Palmer Offensive Rebound.
(18:45) Bryce Lindsay misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:41) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(18:19) Théo Pierre-Justin turnover.
+2 (17:57) Duke Brennan makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
20
(17:34) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(17:34) Acaden Lewis Steal.
(17:31) Acaden Lewis misses dunk.
(17:27) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(17:22) Duke Brennan Steal.
(17:05) Duke Brennan misses driving layup.
(17:02) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+1 (16:44) Brandon Maclin makes free throw 1 of 2.
21
(16:43) Brandon Maclin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:43) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Devin Askew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:29) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Layden Blocker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:15) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Malachi Palmer misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:02) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(15:48) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(15:36) Brandon Maclin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:33) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Malachi Palmer misses 6-foot hook shot.
(15:13) Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Layden Blocker makes driving layup.
23
(14:56) Malachi Palmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:53) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) CJ Gunn misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Bryce Lindsay misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:22) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:01) Layden Blocker makes driving layup (NJ Benson assists).
25
(13:27) Acaden Lewis misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(13:24) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Layden Blocker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:20) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:10) Tyler Perkins makes 25-foot three point jumper.
55
+2 (12:44) NJ Benson makes layup.
57
(12:44) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(12:42) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:41) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Braden Pierce.
(12:23) Braden Pierce turnover.
(12:09) RJ Smith traveling turnover.
(11:54) Tyler Perkins misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(11:54) Fabián Flores Block.
(11:51) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:49) CJ Gunn makes driving layup.
59
(11:36) Braden Pierce bad pass turnover.
(11:36) CJ Gunn Steal.
+2 (11:32) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup (CJ Gunn assists).
511
(11:20) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(11:20) Layden Blocker Steal.
+2 (11:16) Layden Blocker makes 3-foot dunk.
513
(11:01) Duke Brennan misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(11:00) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Foul on Layden Blocker.
(10:53) Layden Blocker turnover.
+3 (10:44) Bryce Lindsay makes 28-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists).
813
(10:43) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+1 (10:43) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 1.
913
(10:28) CJ Gunn misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:23) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(10:11) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(10:08) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Fabián Flores.
(9:58) Duke Brennan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:58) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:58) Duke Brennan makes free throw 2 of 2.
1013
(9:37) RJ Smith bad pass turnover.
(9:37) Tyler Perkins Steal.
(9:24) Bryce Lindsay misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (9:08) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup.
1015
(8:50) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(8:50) Kruz McClure Steal.
+3 (8:22) Kruz McClure makes 29-foot three point jumper.
1018
+2 (7:55) Acaden Lewis makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1218
(7:36) RJ Smith misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(7:33) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(7:12) Tyler Perkins misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Kruz McClure bad pass turnover.
(6:59) Bryce Lindsay Steal.
(6:50) Foul on CJ Gunn.
(6:50) Tyler Perkins misses free throw 1 of 3.
(6:50) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:50) Tyler Perkins makes free throw 2 of 3.
1318
+1 (6:50) Tyler Perkins makes free throw 3 of 3.
1418
(6:28) NJ Benson misses layup.
(6:28) Braden Pierce Block.
(6:25) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) NJ Benson makes layup.
1420
(5:54) Foul on CJ Gunn.
+1 (5:54) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2.
1520
+1 (5:54) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2.
1620
(5:29) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
(5:23) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(5:14) Kruz McClure misses driving layup.
(5:14) Duke Brennan Block.
(5:10) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Devin Askew misses 24-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:53) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:35) RJ Smith misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(4:31) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:23) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
1820
(4:09) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
+1 (4:09) RJ Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1821
(4:08) RJ Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:06) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Bryce Lindsay misses driving layup.
(3:42) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Kruz McClure misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Devin Askew misses driving layup.
(3:15) NJ Benson Block.
(3:09) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:09) Duke Brennan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2021
(2:46) RJ Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:42) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
+1 (2:33) Tyler Perkins makes free throw 1 of 3.
2121
+1 (2:33) Tyler Perkins makes free throw 2 of 3.
2221
(2:33) Tyler Perkins misses free throw 3 of 3.
(2:31) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
(2:10) Layden Blocker misses layup.
(2:08) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Tyler Perkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
2421
+2 (1:24) Kaleb Banks makes driving layup (Kruz McClure assists).
2423
(1:04) Tyler Perkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:59) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Brandon Maclin misses layup.
(0:47) Acaden Lewis Block.
(0:44) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Tyler Perkins makes driving layup (Devin Askew assists).
2623
(0:07) Brandon Maclin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:04) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(0:04) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:04) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:04) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2624
(0:00) Devin Askew misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

DEP

76Points57

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)2-16(12.5%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

14Assists9

11Steals5

4Blocks2

11Turnovers16

18(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

19Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 4,913 (47.3%)

tv: Peacock

spread: VILL -1.5

over/under: 135.5