Xavier Musketeers vs. Villanova Wildcats

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
XAV	32	46	78
VILL	44	47	91

Game Recap

Brennan puts up 20 in Villanova's 91-78 win over Xavier. Duke Brennan's 20 points helped Villanova defeat Xavier 91-78 on Saturday.

Player Stats

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Filip Borovicanin	34	5-9	2-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	0	14
24Jovan Milicevic	35	5-15	3-7	8-8	6	4	1	1	0	2	21
3All Wright	20	3-8	1-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	3	9
1Malik Messina-Moore	34	6-13	1-6	1-1	1	3	2	0	2	4	14
7Isaiah Walker	33	4-6	2-2	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	1	10
22Pape N'Diaye	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Anthony Robinson	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
0Roddie Anderson III	29	3-13	1-4	0-0	4	5	3	0	1	3	7

TOTAL	-	27-6640.9%	10-2638.5%	14-14100%	24	18	7	1	7	14	78

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Duke Brennan	32	9-12	0-0	2-2	13	2	0	1	3	1	20
7Malachi Palmer	34	3-8	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	7
4Tyler Perkins	32	6-11	6-9	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	5	18
55Acaden Lewis	34	5-7	1-2	3-4	1	12	1	0	1	2	14
5Devin Askew	33	6-14	5-11	1-1	8	7	1	0	2	2	18
17Braden Pierce	8	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6
14Wade Chiddick	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0Chris Jeffrey	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	4
2Bryce Lindsay	16	1-5	0-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	35-6256.5%	13-3141.9%	8-988.9%	35	24	2	1	10	15	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfXAVVILL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Xavier.
(19:48) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
(19:48) Malik Messina-Moore Steal.
+2 (19:43) Malik Messina-Moore makes driving layup.
20
(19:20) Duke Brennan traveling turnover.
+2 (19:07) Malik Messina-Moore makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
40
+2 (18:49) Devin Askew makes layup (Duke Brennan assists).
42
(18:49) Foul on All Wright.
+1 (18:49) Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 1.
43
(18:32) All Wright bad pass turnover.
(18:32) Devin Askew Steal.
(18:26) Tyler Perkins misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) Malik Messina-Moore Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) All Wright bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Devin Askew out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:50) Filip Borovicanin misses 19-foot jumper.
(17:47) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Duke Brennan makes 6-foot jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
45
(17:33) Jovan Milicevic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) Malachi Palmer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Duke Brennan makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
47
(16:52) Malik Messina-Moore misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) Isaiah Walker Offensive Rebound.
(16:47) Isaiah Walker misses tip in layup.
(16:46) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(16:42) Filip Borovicanin Steal.
+3 (16:33) Filip Borovicanin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Walker assists).
77
+3 (16:16) Devin Askew makes 27-foot three pointer (Tyler Perkins assists).
710
(15:58) Jovan Milicevic misses 18-foot jumper.
(15:55) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:44) Acaden Lewis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists).
713
(15:34) Malik Messina-Moore misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:30) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:24) Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper.
716
(15:06) Malik Messina-Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:03) Chris Jeffrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Malachi Palmer makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
718
(14:24) Pape N'Diaye misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:20) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:15) Malachi Palmer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Askew assists).
721
(13:55) Roddie Anderson III misses 19-foot jumper.
(13:50) Pape N'Diaye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:45) Roddie Anderson III makes 15-foot jumper (Isaiah Walker assists).
921
+2 (13:31) Chris Jeffrey makes driving layup.
923
(13:17) Roddie Anderson III misses driving layup.
(13:13) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(13:06) Malachi Palmer misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:03) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+2 (12:48) Anthony Robinson makes layup (All Wright assists).
1123
(12:48) Foul on Braden Pierce.
+1 (12:48) Anthony Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1223
+2 (12:31) Braden Pierce makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
1225
(12:28) Foul on Chris Jeffrey.
+3 (12:14) Isaiah Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Roddie Anderson III assists).
1525
+2 (11:55) Braden Pierce makes 1-foot dunk (Acaden Lewis assists).
1527
+3 (11:46) Isaiah Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Roddie Anderson III assists).
1827
(11:32) Tyler Perkins misses dunk.
(11:29) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) All Wright misses driving layup.
(11:20) Braden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Chris Jeffrey bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Jovan Milicevic Steal.
+3 (11:10) Roddie Anderson III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jovan Milicevic assists).
2127
(10:46) Acaden Lewis misses 27-foot three point jumper.
+2 (10:44) Duke Brennan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2129
(10:42) Foul on Roddie Anderson III.
(10:42) Roddie Anderson III turnover.
(10:41) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Bryce Lindsay misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:24) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Jovan Milicevic misses 22-foot jumper.
(10:18) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Devin Askew misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:43) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:43) Duke Brennan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2131
(9:38) Roddie Anderson III misses layup.
(9:38) Xavier Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Malik Messina-Moore misses 19-foot jumper.
(9:22) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:05) Duke Brennan makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
2133
(8:44) Roddie Anderson III misses 5-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:40) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Acaden Lewis misses 20-foot jumper.
(8:31) Anthony Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Roddie Anderson III misses driving layup.
(8:25) Duke Brennan Block.
(8:20) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:19) Tyler Perkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Askew assists).
2136
(7:44) Filip Borovicanin misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:40) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Foul on Anthony Robinson.
(7:07) Devin Askew misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:01) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Tyler Perkins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Malachi Palmer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:52) Malachi Palmer makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2138
+2 (6:38) Jovan Milicevic makes layup (Filip Borovicanin assists).
2338
(6:18) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(6:18) Xavier Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) All Wright misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Bryce Lindsay misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Malik Messina-Moore out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:56) team shot clock turnover .
(4:39) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
(4:24) Filip Borovicanin misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:21) Isaiah Walker Offensive Rebound.
(4:19) Malik Messina-Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) team shot clock turnover .
(3:35) Jovan Milicevic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Bryce Lindsay makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
2340
(3:01) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
(2:52) Jovan Milicevic misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:48) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
2342
(2:24) Foul on Braden Pierce.
+1 (2:24) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2442
+1 (2:24) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2542
(2:07) Devin Askew bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Roddie Anderson III Steal.
+2 (1:57) Filip Borovicanin makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2742
+2 (1:28) Duke Brennan makes 15-foot hook shot (Devin Askew assists).
2744
+2 (1:10) Jovan Milicevic makes layup (Roddie Anderson III assists).
2944
(1:10) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
+1 (1:10) Jovan Milicevic makes free throw 1 of 1.
3044
(0:55) Tyler Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:53) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(0:53) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
(0:46) Foul on Malik Messina-Moore.
(0:31) Devin Askew misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:27) Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.
(0:27) Tyler Perkins misses tip in layup.
(0:26) Roddie Anderson III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Roddie Anderson III makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
3244

2nd half

Team Stats

XAV

VILL

78Points91

27-66(40.9%)Field Goal(%)35-62(56.5%)

10-26(38.5%)3-Point(%)13-31(41.9%)

14-14(100.0%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)39(8)

18Assists24

7Steals2

1Blocks1

7Turnovers12

14(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

attendance: 6,501 (100%)

tv: TNT

spread: VILL -11.5

over/under: 153.5