National Basketball Association
Villanova 82, Butler 42
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 16, 2022
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Carl Gaffney, # Roger Ayers, # Jeffrey Anderson
Attendance:
17009
By Field Level Media
Collin Gillespie scored 17 points and Justin Moore added 15 to pace No. 14 Villanova to an 82-42 rout of Butler on Sunday in Philadelphia.
Jermaine Samuels and Eric Dixon contributed 14 points apiece for the Wildcats (13-4, 6-1 Big East), who won their sixth straight game.
Villanova made 12 of 19 attempts from 3-point range.
Chuck Harris had 15 points and Bryce Nze added 10 for Butler (9-7, 2-3).
Villanova made seven of its first eight shots and jumped out to a quick 15-2 lead.
Dixon's layup with 11:12 remaining gave the Wildcats a 19-4 advantage.
Bo Hodges, who was playing in just his second game following a knee injury, hit a difficult shot in the lane on Butler's next possession.
Gillespie came right back with a 3-pointer and Villanova extended its lead to 16.
Harris made a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:37 left and the Bulldogs closed within 31-20.
Villanova scored the next five points, capped by Gillespie's 3-pointer, and the lead extended once again to 16.
The Wildcats led 39-23 at halftime thanks in large part to Gillespie's 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting.
Harris paced Butler with eight points.
Villanova came out aggressive in the second half and immediately broke the game open with a 12-0 run for a 51-23 lead. Moore hit two 3-pointers, Samuels added a three-point play and Gillespie made a 3-pointer from the wing.
Butler missed its first seven shots in the second half, including five 3-point attempts.
Nze snapped the skid with a 3-pointer from the corner, but the Bulldogs still trailed by 25.
Villanova continued to sparkle offensively as Dixon threw down a dunk with 11:24 to go for a 58-26 lead.
Gillespie and Caleb Daniels connected on consecutive 3-pointers and the lead ballooned to 71-33 with 7:20 left.
The Wildcats cruised to the victory from there.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Butler |
|
Villanova |
|
Chuck Harris 15 |
Scoring |
Collin Gillespie 17 |
|
Jair Bolden 1 |
Assists |
Justin Moore 5 |
|
Bo Hodges 4 |
Rebounds |
Justin Moore 7 |
|
Jayden Taylor 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jermaine Samuels 6 |
|
Myles Tate 1 |
Steals |
Bryan Antoine 1 |
|
Jair Bolden 1 |
Blocks |
Justin Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Butler
|
42 |
30.8 |
7-26 |
3-6 |
5 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
| Villanova
|
82 |
59.6 |
12-19 |
14-15 |
21 |
32 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
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