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DePaul Blue Demons @ Villanova Wildcats 66–71

2025-12-31 18:00 · NCAA · Finneran Pavilion, Villanova PA · Att. 6,501 · FS1

DePaul Blue Demons 2025-26 · Villanova Wildcats 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
DEP	32	34	66
VILL	28	43	71

Team stats

	DePaul	Villanova
Field goals	27-60 .450	20-58 .345
Three-pointers	5-19 .263	10-23 .435
Free throws	7-12 .583	21-31 .677
At the rim	15-25 .600	7-18 .389
Offensive rebounds	12	15
Defensive rebounds	31	24
Total rebounds	43	39
Assists	13	9
Steals	2	9
Blocks	7	3
Turnovers	14	8
Personal fouls	25	14
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	36	16
Fast-break points	6	12
Points off turnovers	8	19
Largest lead	10	9
Lead changes	2	2
Possessions	68	67

DePaul Blue Demons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Layden Blocker G	30	13	5-10	1-2	2-4	2	3	5	3	1	1	3	2
CJ Gunn G	29	15	6-12	1-3	2-4	2	5	7	2	0	1	2	5
RJ Smith G	27	11	4-8	3-6	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	0	3	4
N.J. Benson F	26	10	5-8	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	3
Kaleb Banks F	19	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	2	0	5
Brandon Maclin G	32	9	4-9	0-2	1-2	1	6	7	5	1	1	0	3
Kruz McClure G	20	4	1-6	0-3	2-2	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	2
Fabián Flores C	14	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	5	8	0	0	1	1	0
Théo Pierre-Justin F	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Total	40	66	27-60	5-19	7-12	12	31	43	13	2	7	14	25

FG .450 · 3P .263 · FT .583

Did not play: Jonas Johnson, Isaiah Medina, Jeremy Lorenz, Khaman Maker, Ilija Milijaševic, Nate Kasher, Amsal Delalić

Villanova Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Duke Brennan F	36	9	3-5	0-0	3-7	4	8	12	3	1	1	3	2
Bryce Lindsay G	35	19	7-17	5-10	0-1	1	2	3	0	1	0	2	3
Tyler Perkins G	33	19	5-12	4-6	5-5	1	6	7	3	2	1	1	4
Matt Hodge F	32	6	0-7	0-5	6-9	4	2	6	0	1	1	0	2
Acaden Lewis G	27	9	3-9	0-0	3-5	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	1
Devin Askew G	25	9	2-8	1-2	4-4	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
Malachi Palmer G	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Braden Pierce C	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	71	20-58	10-23	21-31	15	24	39	9	9	3	8	14

FG .345 · 3P .435 · FT .677

Did not play: Chris Jeffrey, Tafara Gapare, Nico Onyekwere, Wade Chiddick, Zion Stanford, Malcolm Flaggs

Officials: Tim Clougherty, Tony Chiazza, Matt Potter

Play-by-play

Show every play (490)

First half

19:59 VILL Duke Brennan, jumpball won
19:59 DEP N.J. Benson, jumpball lost
19:34 VILL Tyler Perkins, 3pt jumpshot made - Acaden Lewis, assist 0–3
19:07 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt stepbackjumpshot made - N.J. Benson, assist 2–3
18:45 VILL Duke Brennan, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Tyler Perkins, assist 2–5
18:21 DEP Kaleb Banks, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:19 VILL Acaden Lewis, rebound defensive
18:19 VILL Acaden Lewis, foulon
18:19 DEP N.J. Benson, foul personal
17:59 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt jumpshot blocked; missed
17:59 DEP Layden Blocker, block
17:54 DEP N.J. Benson, rebound defensive
17:53 DEP Layden Blocker, turnover badpass
17:43 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Tyler Perkins, assist 2–8
17:25 DEP N.J. Benson, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
17:17 DEP N.J. Benson, rebound offensive
17:17 DEP N.J. Benson, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 4–8
17:16 VILL Acaden Lewis, turnover lostball
16:58 DEP N.J. Benson, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - CJ Gunn, assist 6–8
16:45 VILL Duke Brennan, foulon
16:45 DEP Layden Blocker, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
16:45 VILL Duke Brennan, freethrow 2of2 missed
16:45 VILL Duke Brennan, freethrow 1of2 made 6–9
16:43 DEP Kaleb Banks, rebound defensive
16:30 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
16:24 VILL Duke Brennan, rebound defensive
16:14 VILL Tyler Perkins, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 6–11
16:14 VILL Tyler Perkins, foulon
16:14 DEP Kaleb Banks, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
16:14 VILL Braden Pierce, substitution in
16:14 DEP Kaleb Banks, substitution out
16:14 DEP Brandon Maclin, substitution in
16:14 VILL Duke Brennan, substitution out
16:14 VILL Tyler Perkins, freethrow 1of1 made 6–12
16:00 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; made 8–12
15:47 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt jumpshot blocked; missed
15:47 DEP CJ Gunn, block
15:40 VILL Matt Hodge, rebound offensive
15:28 VILL Tyler Perkins, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
15:25 VILL Matt Hodge, rebound offensive
15:24 VILL Matt Hodge, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
15:21 VILL Braden Pierce, rebound offensive
15:19 VILL Matt Hodge, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
15:15 DEP Brandon Maclin, rebound defensive
15:09 DEP RJ Smith, 3pt jumpshot made - CJ Gunn, assist 11–12
14:47 VILL Bryce Lindsay, turnover lostball
14:47 DEP Layden Blocker, steal
14:40 DEP N.J. Benson, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Brandon Maclin, assist 13–12
14:22 VILL Matt Hodge, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:19 DEP Layden Blocker, rebound defensive
14:18 DEP Layden Blocker, foulon
14:18 VILL Bryce Lindsay, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:18 VILL Tyler Perkins, substitution out
14:18 VILL Braden Pierce, substitution out
14:18 VILL Matt Hodge, substitution out
14:18 VILL Devin Askew, substitution in
14:18 VILL Malachi Palmer, substitution in
14:18 DEP Fabian Flores, substitution in
14:18 DEP N.J. Benson, substitution out
14:18 VILL Duke Brennan, substitution in
14:18 DEP Layden Blocker, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 14–12
14:18 DEP Layden Blocker, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 15–12
14:18 DEP Layden Blocker, substitution out
14:18 DEP Kruz McClure, substitution in
14:04 VILL Acaden Lewis, 2pt stepbackjumpshot made 15–14
13:41 DEP RJ Smith, turnover lostball
13:41 VILL Malachi Palmer, steal
13:33 VILL Duke Brennan, turnover lostball
13:04 DEP Fabian Flores, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Brandon Maclin, assist 17–14
12:48 VILL Acaden Lewis, substitution out
12:48 VILL Tyler Perkins, substitution in
12:35 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:29 VILL Duke Brennan, rebound offensive
12:28 DEP RJ Smith, foul personal
12:28 VILL Bryce Lindsay, foulon
12:18 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
12:15 DEP Brandon Maclin, rebound defensive
11:59 DEP Team, jumpball heldball
11:59 DEP Layden Blocker, substitution in
11:59 DEP Kaleb Banks, substitution in
11:59 VILL Acaden Lewis, substitution in
11:59 VILL Bryce Lindsay, substitution out
11:59 DEP RJ Smith, substitution out
11:59 DEP CJ Gunn, substitution out
11:55 VILL Devin Askew, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:55 DEP Kruz McClure, foulon
11:55 DEP Kruz McClure, freethrow 1of2 made 18–14
11:55 DEP Kruz McClure, freethrow 2of2 made 19–14
11:33 VILL Team, rebound offensive team;
11:33 VILL Devin Askew, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
11:33 DEP Kaleb Banks, block
11:33 VILL Malachi Palmer, substitution out
11:33 VILL Matt Hodge, substitution in
11:32 VILL Devin Askew, turnover outofbounds
11:31 DEP Fabian Flores, substitution out
11:31 DEP N.J. Benson, substitution in
11:05 DEP N.J. Benson, turnover badpass
11:05 VILL Acaden Lewis, steal
11:01 VILL Acaden Lewis, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 19–16
10:51 DEP Kaleb Banks, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:50 VILL Team, rebound defensive team;
10:21 VILL Tyler Perkins, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot missed
10:16 DEP Brandon Maclin, rebound defensive
9:57 VILL Acaden Lewis, foul personal
9:57 DEP Kruz McClure, foulon
9:57 DEP CJ Gunn, substitution in
9:57 DEP Brandon Maclin, substitution out
9:57 VILL Bryce Lindsay, substitution in
9:57 VILL Devin Askew, substitution out
9:45 DEP Kruz McClure, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
9:42 VILL Matt Hodge, rebound defensive
9:38 VILL Acaden Lewis, foulon
9:38 DEP Kruz McClure, foul personal
9:38 DEP RJ Smith, substitution in
9:38 DEP Kruz McClure, substitution out
9:26 VILL Tyler Perkins, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:23 DEP RJ Smith, rebound defensive
8:59 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 21–16
8:54 DEP Layden Blocker, foul personal
8:54 VILL Acaden Lewis, foulon
8:54 VILL Tyler Perkins, substitution out
8:54 VILL Devin Askew, substitution in
8:54 DEP Layden Blocker, substitution out
8:54 DEP Brandon Maclin, substitution in
8:49 VILL Duke Brennan, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; missed
8:45 VILL Matt Hodge, rebound offensive
8:44 VILL Matt Hodge, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
8:40 DEP CJ Gunn, rebound defensive
8:38 DEP CJ Gunn, turnover badpass
8:28 VILL Devin Askew, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
8:25 VILL Team, rebound offensive team;
8:25 DEP Kaleb Banks, foul personal looseball;oneandone;
8:25 VILL Matt Hodge, foulon
8:25 VILL Matt Hodge, freethrow 1of1 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
8:25 DEP N.J. Benson, substitution out
8:25 DEP Fabian Flores, substitution in
8:24 DEP Kaleb Banks, rebound defensive
7:58 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 23–16
7:37 VILL Devin Askew, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
7:34 DEP CJ Gunn, rebound defensive
7:29 DEP Kaleb Banks, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:24 VILL Bryce Lindsay, rebound defensive
7:20 VILL Bryce Lindsay, foulon
7:20 DEP RJ Smith, foul personal oneandone;
7:20 DEP Kaleb Banks, rebound defensive
7:20 VILL Bryce Lindsay, freethrow 1of1 missed
7:20 VILL Matt Hodge, substitution out
7:20 VILL Malachi Palmer, substitution in
7:20 DEP RJ Smith, substitution out
7:20 DEP Layden Blocker, substitution in
7:03 DEP Layden Blocker, turnover badpass
7:03 VILL Duke Brennan, steal
6:58 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 23–18
6:46 DEP CJ Gunn, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:43 VILL Duke Brennan, rebound defensive
6:37 VILL Acaden Lewis, 2pt floatingjumpshot missed
6:33 DEP Brandon Maclin, rebound defensive
6:20 DEP Fabian Flores, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made - Brandon Maclin, assist 25–18
6:12 VILL Devin Askew, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
6:12 DEP Brandon Maclin, block
6:06 VILL Devin Askew, rebound offensive
6:04 VILL Devin Askew, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
6:04 DEP Kaleb Banks, block
6:02 DEP Team, rebound defensive team;
6:02 VILL Devin Askew, substitution out
6:02 VILL Tyler Perkins, substitution in
6:02 DEP Fabian Flores, substitution out
6:02 DEP N.J. Benson, substitution in
5:43 DEP Kaleb Banks, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
5:39 VILL Duke Brennan, rebound defensive
5:33 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
5:33 VILL Duke Brennan, foul personal looseball;
5:33 DEP CJ Gunn, rebound defensive
5:33 DEP CJ Gunn, foulon
5:33 VILL Matt Hodge, substitution in
5:33 VILL Malachi Palmer, substitution out
5:33 VILL Duke Brennan, substitution out
5:33 VILL Braden Pierce, substitution in
5:05 DEP Brandon Maclin, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
5:01 VILL Braden Pierce, rebound defensive
4:53 DEP CJ Gunn, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
4:53 VILL Acaden Lewis, foulon
4:53 VILL Acaden Lewis, freethrow 1of2 made 25–19
4:53 DEP Layden Blocker, substitution out
4:53 DEP Kruz McClure, substitution in
4:53 VILL Acaden Lewis, freethrow 2of2 made 25–20
4:42 DEP CJ Gunn, 3pt jumpshot made - Brandon Maclin, assist 28–20
4:28 DEP Kaleb Banks, foul personal 2freethrow;
4:28 VILL Acaden Lewis, foulon
4:28 VILL Acaden Lewis, freethrow 2of2 missed
4:28 VILL Acaden Lewis, freethrow 1of2 made 28–21
4:28 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, substitution in
4:28 DEP Kaleb Banks, substitution out
4:27 DEP N.J. Benson, rebound defensive
4:17 DEP Kruz McClure, turnover lostball
4:17 VILL Team, jumpball heldball
4:17 VILL Bryce Lindsay, steal
4:11 VILL Acaden Lewis, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot fromturnover; missed
4:07 DEP Kruz McClure, rebound defensive
3:42 DEP CJ Gunn, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
3:40 DEP CJ Gunn, rebound offensive
3:40 VILL Matt Hodge, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
3:40 DEP CJ Gunn, foulon
3:40 VILL Braden Pierce, substitution out
3:40 VILL Duke Brennan, substitution in
3:40 DEP CJ Gunn, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 29–21
3:40 DEP CJ Gunn, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 30–21
3:12 VILL Duke Brennan, turnover outofbounds
3:03 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:00 VILL Duke Brennan, rebound defensive
2:55 VILL Duke Brennan, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; missed
2:55 VILL Team, rebound offensivedeadball
2:55 VILL Duke Brennan, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; missed
2:55 VILL Duke Brennan, foulon
2:55 DEP N.J. Benson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:55 DEP Fabian Flores, substitution in
2:55 DEP N.J. Benson, substitution out
2:54 DEP Fabian Flores, rebound defensive
2:30 DEP CJ Gunn, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:24 DEP Fabian Flores, rebound offensive
2:23 DEP Kruz McClure, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
2:18 DEP Kruz McClure, rebound offensive
2:17 DEP Kruz McClure, turnover badpass
2:17 VILL Matt Hodge, steal
2:13 VILL Matt Hodge, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
2:13 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, block
2:12 VILL Tyler Perkins, rebound offensive
2:12 VILL Tyler Perkins, foulon
2:12 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:12 VILL Tyler Perkins, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance;fastbreak;fromturnover; made 30–22
2:12 DEP RJ Smith, substitution in
2:12 DEP Kruz McClure, substitution out
2:12 VILL Tyler Perkins, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance;fastbreak;fromturnover; made 30–23
2:01 DEP CJ Gunn, turnover lostball
2:01 VILL Tyler Perkins, steal
1:54 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Acaden Lewis, assist 30–25
1:38 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, turnover travel
1:38 DEP Théo Pierre-Justin, substitution out
1:38 DEP Kruz McClure, substitution in
1:24 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt stepbackjumpshot fromturnover; made 30–28
1:08 DEP Kruz McClure, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:04 DEP Fabian Flores, rebound offensive
1:03 DEP Fabian Flores, turnover badpass
1:03 VILL Acaden Lewis, steal
0:59 VILL Acaden Lewis, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
0:57 VILL Team, rebound offensive team;
0:54 VILL Matt Hodge, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
0:50 DEP Fabian Flores, rebound defensive
0:31 DEP RJ Smith, 2pt pullupjumpshot made 32–28
0:06 VILL Bryce Lindsay, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:02 DEP Kruz McClure, rebound defensive

Second half