Butler 73, Villanova 82 - Box Score

NET #84

	H1	H2	T
Butler	28	45	73
Villanova	42	40	82

Villanova

NET #35

	H1	H2	T
Butler	28	45	73
Villanova	42	40	82

Wed, Feb 25, 2026Finneran PavilionFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Butler

Villanova

14%

86%

✓ CorrectMargin: +13.0 predicted → +9 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.4%→ 48.1

eFG%

57.1 ←54.2%

12.7%→ 14.5

TO Rate

11.5 ←11.7%

32.6%

ORB%

31.8%

42.8%→ 50.9

FT Rate

22.2 ←32.6%

Butler

Predicted Actual

Villanova

Recap

Nova Tops Butler

Villanova's 50-spot NET rank advantage pays off in 9-point win over Butler.

The Villanova University Wildcats secured an 82-73 victory over the Butler University Bulldogs at Finneran Pavilion, a margin of 9 points that belies the competitiveness of the contest. With a 14-point lead at halftime, courtesy of a 42-28 advantage, Villanova appeared to be in control. However, But...

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Top Performers

Butler

Michael AjayiMVP26.3

PTS17REB9AST2

5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT, 6-8 FT

Jamie Kaiser Jr.21.9

PTS11REB7AST1STL2

3-11 FG, 1-5 3PT, 4-5 FT

Yohan Traore21.0

PTS15REB5AST0

5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-6 FT

Villanova

Duke Brennan26.0

PTS8REB10AST5

4-6 FG, 0-1 FT

Tyler Perkins26.0

PTS11REB5AST4STL3

5-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

Acaden Lewis25.9

PTS20REB2AST4STL1

8-14 FG, 2-8 3PT, 2-3 FT

Hot Players

Yohan TraoreButler+65%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

0.8 avg

56% FG 5-9

Efeosa Oliogu-ElaborButler+41%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

2.0 avg

71% FG 5-7

Devin AskewVillanova+41%

PTS

10.1 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

2.1 avg

63% FG 5-8

Jamie Kaiser Jr.Butler+28%

PTS

9.5 avg

REB

4.3 avg

AST

1.0 avg

27% FG 3-11

Acaden LewisVillanova+26%

PTS

12.2 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

5.4 avg

57% FG 8-14

Bryce LindsayVillanova+20%

PTS

12.4 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.1 avg

43% FG 6-14

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Butler73

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Finley Bizjack	37	12	4-12	1-4	3-4	2	2	1	4
Michael Ajayi	37	17	5-10	1-2	6-8	9	2	0	3
Jamie Kaiser Jr.	37	11	3-11	1-5	4-5	7	1	2	2
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor	25	10	5-7	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	1
Yohan Traore	23	15	5-9	0-1	5-6	5	0	0	0
Drayton Jones	17	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0
Yame Butler	16	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	1
Jackson Keith	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0
Jack McCaffery	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Bryson Cardinal	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Ethan McComb	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Azavier Robinson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Evan Haywood	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Jackson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Ndzie	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	73	24-53	3-13	22-27	33	10	4	11

Villanova82

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Acaden Lewis	35	20	8-14	2-8	2-3	2	4	1	0	3
Duke Brennan	34	8	4-6	0-0	0-1	10	5	0	0	1
Bryce Lindsay	31	19	6-14	2-6	5-5	0	1	1	0	0
Tyler Perkins	27	11	5-13	1-6	0-0	5	4	3	0	2
Devin Askew	22	16	5-8	4-7	2-3	3	2	2	0	3
Malachi Palmer	21	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	0	0
Matt Hodge	21	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Braden Pierce	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
Chris Jeffrey	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Zion Stanford	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Flaggs	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tafara Gapare	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Onyekwere	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Wade Chiddick	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	82	31-63	10-32	10-14	24	17	8	1	9