Villanova 82-73 Butler (Feb 25, 2026) Final Score

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Butler BulldogsBUT

73–82

Final

Villanova WildcatsVILL

Team Season Averages

Butler BulldogsLeads 1 of 4

Villanova WildcatsLeads 3 of 4

Offense

45.4%Field goal percentage45.7%

Defense

76.7Points allowed per game69.1

3-Point

33.7%Three-point percentage35.8%
70.8%Free throw percentage68.8%

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (VILL)	Total	BUT ML	VILL ML
DDraftKings	-10.5	147.5	+440	-600
FFanDuel	-10.5	146.5	+490	-710
BBetMGM	-10.5	147.5	+450	-625
CCaesars	-10.5	147	+430	-600
BBetRivers	-10.5	146.5	+410	-590
FFanatics	-10	147	+425	-575
KKalshi	-9.5	146.5	+506	-506
PPolymarket	—	—	+506	-506

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Feb 25, 2026

7:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
BUT	73rd	83rd	102nd	62nd	188th
VILL	40th	133rd	27th	176th	69th

Matchup

BUTVILL

28Games played27
4Rest days4

Scores

Team	H1	H2	T
BUT	28	45	73
VILL	42	40	82

Team Stats

BUTStatVILL

73Points82
24-53 (45.3%)FG31-63 (49.2%)
3-13 (23.1%)3PT10-32 (31.3%)
22-27 (81.5%)FT10-14 (71.4%)
33Rebounds24
10Assists17
4Steals8
0Blocks1
11Turnovers9

Player Stats

BUT

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael AjayiF	37	17	9	2	0	3	5/10	1/2	6/8	—
Yohan TraoreF	23	15	5	0	0	0	5/9	0/1	5/6	—
Finley BizjackG	37	12	2	2	1	4	4/12	1/4	3/4	—
Jamie Kaiser Jr.G	37	11	7	1	2	2	3/11	1/5	4/5	—
Efeosa Oliogu-ElaborF	25	10	1	2	1	1	5/7	0/1	0/0	—
Yame ButlerG	16	4	2	1	0	1	1/3	0/0	2/2	—
Drayton JonesC	17	4	4	1	0	0	1/1	0/0	2/2	—
Kevin NdzieC	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Ethan McCombG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Evan HaywoodG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jackson KeithF	7	0	3	1	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jalen JacksonG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jack McCafferyF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Bryson CardinalF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Azavier RobinsonG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

VILL

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Acaden LewisG	35	20	2	4	1	0	3	8/14	2/8	2/3	—
Bryce LindsayG	31	19	0	1	1	0	0	6/14	2/6	5/5	—
Devin AskewG	22	16	3	2	2	0	3	5/8	4/7	2/3	—
Tyler PerkinsG	27	11	5	4	3	0	2	5/13	1/6	0/0	—
Duke BrennanF	34	8	10	5	0	0	1	4/6	0/0	0/1	—
Matt HodgeF	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	2/5	1/4	0/0	—
Malachi PalmerG	21	3	2	0	1	0	0	1/2	0/1	1/2	—
Braden PierceC	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0/1	0/0	0/0	—
Chris JeffreyG	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tafara GapareF	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Wade ChiddickG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Zion StanfordG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Malcolm FlaggsG	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Nico OnyekwereC	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

98 events · 88 scoring

1st Half

18:52BUT
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup
2-0
18:18BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer
5-0
17:39VILL
Duke Brennan makes layup (Bryce Lindsay assists)
5-2
17:12VILL
Tyler Perkins makes driving layup
5-4
16:35VILL
Matt Hodge makes 2-foot dunk (Duke Brennan assists)
5-6
16:06VILL
Acaden Lewis makes driving layup
5-8
15:42BUT
Michael Ajayi makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
7-8
15:16BUT
Michael Ajayi makes layup
9-8
15:04VILL
Duke Brennan makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists)
9-10
14:44BUT
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup
11-10
13:22VILL
Acaden Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists)
11-13
11:52VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes 25-foot three pointer
11-16
11:30BUT
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup (Drayton Jones assists)
13-16
10:38BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 8-foot jumper
15-16
10:06VILL
Malachi Palmer makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Jeffrey assists)
13-18
9:29VILL
Acaden Lewis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists)
13-21
9:02BUT
Michael Ajayi makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
15-21
8:03BUT
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes layup (Jackson Keith assists)
17-21
6:21VILL
Matt Hodge makes 24-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists)
17-24
5:24BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2
18-24
5:24BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2
19-24
4:35VILL
Acaden Lewis makes driving layup
19-26
4:12BUT
Michael Ajayi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists)
22-26
3:52VILL
Malachi Palmer makes free throw 1 of 2
22-27
3:31BUT
Yohan Traore makes 1-foot dunk (Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor assists)
24-27
3:12VILL
Acaden Lewis makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
24-29
2:33VILL
Tyler Perkins makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
24-31
1:45VILL
Acaden Lewis makes driving layup
24-33
1:16BUT
Yohan Traore makes 0-foot tip in layup
26-33
1:04VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes layup (Duke Brennan assists)
26-35
1:04VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 1
26-36
0:45VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists)
26-39
0:31BUT
Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2
27-39
0:31BUT
Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2
28-39
0:04VILL
Tyler Perkins makes 28-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists)
28-42

2nd Half

19:40BUT
Drayton Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
29-42
19:40BUT
Drayton Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
30-42
18:24BUT
Finley Bizjack makes 24-foot three point jumper
33-42
18:11BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes 0-foot dunk
35-42
17:57VILL
Tyler Perkins makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot
35-44
17:27VILL
Duke Brennan makes 1-foot dunk (Tyler Perkins assists)
35-46
17:03BUT
Finley Bizjack makes free throw 1 of 2
36-46
17:03BUT
Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2
37-46
16:48VILL
Tyler Perkins makes 3-foot jumper
37-48
16:31BUT
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor makes driving layup
39-48
15:56BUT
Yohan Traore makes layup (Finley Bizjack assists)
41-48
15:22BUT
Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2
42-48
13:55BUT
Yohan Traore makes 2-foot dunk (Finley Bizjack assists)
44-48
13:28VILL
Devin Askew makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists)
44-51
12:53BUT
Finley Bizjack makes 9-foot jumper (Michael Ajayi assists)
46-51
12:17VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup
46-53
12:04BUT
Yame Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
47-53
12:04BUT
Yame Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
48-53
11:49VILL
Acaden Lewis makes driving layup
48-55
11:24BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes driving layup
50-55
11:24BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
51-55
10:05BUT
Drayton Jones makes 3-foot dunk (Michael Ajayi assists)
53-55
9:00BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
54-55
8:16VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup (Devin Askew assists)
54-57
7:57BUT
Finley Bizjack makes free throw 2 of 2
55-57
7:36VILL
Acaden Lewis makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
55-59
7:12BUT
Yohan Traore makes free throw 1 of 2
56-59
7:12BUT
Yohan Traore makes free throw 2 of 2
57-59
6:54VILL
Devin Askew makes 23-foot three pointer (Duke Brennan assists)
57-62
6:28VILL
Devin Askew makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists)
57-64
6:02VILL
Devin Askew makes 25-foot three pointer
57-67
5:32BUT
Michael Ajayi makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
59-67
5:06VILL
Duke Brennan makes 7-foot hook shot (Devin Askew assists)
59-69
4:27BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2
60-69
4:27BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2
61-69
4:06VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes driving layup
61-71
2:32BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
62-71
2:32BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
63-71
2:27BUT
Finley Bizjack makes layup (Jamie Kaiser Jr. assists)
65-71
2:07VILL
Devin Askew makes 28-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists)
65-74
1:44BUT
Yame Butler makes layup
67-74
1:35VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2
67-75
1:35VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2
67-76
1:23BUT
Yohan Traore makes 9-foot jumper (Yame Butler assists)
69-76
1:15VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2
69-77
1:15VILL
Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2
69-78
1:07BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 1 of 2
70-78
1:07BUT
Michael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 2
71-78
1:01VILL
Acaden Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2
71-79
1:01VILL
Acaden Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2
71-80
0:45BUT
Finley Bizjack misses 27-foot three point jumper
71-80
0:42BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. Offensive Rebound.
71-80
0:40BUT
Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses 8-foot jumper
71-80
0:36VILL
Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
71-80
0:32BUT
Foul on Jamie Kaiser Jr..
71-80
0:32VILL
Devin Askew makes free throw 1 of 2
71-81
0:32VILL
Devin Askew makes free throw 2 of 2
71-82
0:22BUT
Finley Bizjack makes driving layup
73-82
0:22BUT
Butler Timeout
73-82
0:22VILL
Duke Brennan subbing out for Villanova
73-82
0:22VILL
Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova
73-82
0:00
End of 2nd half
73-82
0:00
End of Game
73-82

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