Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats — 2026-11-01 NCAA Game Analysis

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Villanova Wildcats

Final

Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 AM PDT

Palazzo dello Sport

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Current season record

1–0

Wins–losses · 2026-27

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vs. Mercyhurst Lakers

2026-11-06

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Villanova Wildcats

Current season record

0–1

Wins–losses · 2026-27

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vs. Holy Cross Crusaders

2026-11-07

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats Game Summary — Sunday, November 1, 2026

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Villanova Wildcats 74–72. The game was played at Palazzo dello Sport.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats — NCAA Game Analysis — Sunday, November 1, 2026

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Villanova Wildcats 74–72, a 2-point margin. Villanova Wildcats shot 46% from the field, compared with 35% from the field for Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame Fighting Irish shot 38% from three-point range, compared with 35% from three-point range for Villanova Wildcats. Notre Dame Fighting Irish committed fewer turnovers, 11 to 20. Notre Dame Fighting Irish led in points in the paint, 22 to 18.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats Game Statistics — Sunday, November 1, 2026

Stat	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Villanova Wildcats
FG	23-65	24-52
Field Goal %	35	46
3PT	9-24	11-31
Three Point %	38	35
FT	19-25	13-18
Free Throw %	76	72
Rebounds	37	37
Offensive Rebounds	17	10
Defensive Rebounds	20	27
Assists	14	12
Steals	14	6
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers	11	20
Total Turnovers	11	20
Fast Break Points	9	10
Points in Paint	22	18

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats Statistical Leaders — Sunday, November 1, 2026

PointsTyler Perkins · VILL · 18
AssistsElijah Crawford · VILL · 5
ReboundsDevin Royal · VILL · 8
PointsBrady Koehler · ND · 16
AssistsLogan Duncomb · ND · 4
ReboundsBrady Koehler · ND · 8

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Point-by-point play

Scoring plays · Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats

1st 18:532VILLTyler Perkins makes 10-foot pullup jump shot0–2
1st 18:262NDBrady Koehler makes driving layup2–2
1st 17:483NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Logan Duncomb assists)5–2
1st 17:083VILLJake Fiegen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists)5–5
1st 16:522VILLLuigi Suigo makes 5-foot dunk (Tyler Perkins assists)5–7
1st 16:323NDBraeden Smith makes 25-foot three pointer (Logan Duncomb assists)8–7
1st 16:163VILLDarryl Simmons II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake Fiegen assists)8–10
1st 15:303NDEthan Roberts makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)11–10
1st 15:103VILLJake Fiegen makes 24-foot three pointer (Tyler Perkins assists)11–13
1st 14:562NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes 15-foot pullup jump shot13–13
1st 14:163NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Sanderson assists)16–13
1st 13:172VILLAdam Oumiddoch makes driving layup16–15
1st 12:383VILLAdam Oumiddoch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists)16–18
1st 12:381VILLDevin Royal makes free throw 1 of 216–19
1st 12:381VILLDevin Royal makes free throw 2 of 216–20
1st 12:302VILLAdam Oumiddoch makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot16–22
1st 11:262NDBrady Koehler makes driving layup18–22
1st 11:153VILLTyler Perkins makes 29-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists)18–25
1st 8:502NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes layup (Logan Duncomb assists)20–25
1st 8:122NDBrady Koehler makes 0-foot tip in layup22–25
1st 7:542VILLKwame Evans Jr. makes 12-foot step back jumpshot22–27
1st 6:411NDEthan Roberts makes free throw 1 of 223–27
1st 6:411NDEthan Roberts makes free throw 2 of 224–27
1st 6:051VILLDevin Royal makes free throw 1 of 224–28
1st 6:051VILLDevin Royal makes free throw 2 of 224–29
1st 5:152NDEthan Roberts makes 17-foot jumper (Jonathan Sanderson assists)26–29
1st 4:501VILLKwame Evans Jr. makes free throw 1 of 226–30
1st 4:501VILLKwame Evans Jr. makes free throw 2 of 226–31
1st 4:282VILLElijah Crawford makes driving layup26–33
1st 3:341NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 227–33
1st 1:101NDEthan Roberts makes free throw 1 of 228–33
1st 1:101NDEthan Roberts makes free throw 2 of 229–33
1st 0:392NDTommy Ahneman makes 6-foot hook shot (Logan Imes assists)31–33
1st 0:102VILLElijah Crawford makes 12-foot pullup jump shot31–35
2nd 19:212NDLogan Duncomb makes 22-foot jumper (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)33–35
2nd 18:563VILLTyler Perkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darryl Simmons II assists)33–38
2nd 18:123VILLTyler Perkins makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot33–41
2nd 17:472NDLogan Duncomb makes 0-foot tip in layup35–41
2nd 17:363VILLTyler Perkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darryl Simmons II assists)35–44
2nd 16:351NDBrady Koehler makes free throw 1 of 236–44
2nd 16:232VILLLuigi Suigo makes 6-foot dunk (Elijah Crawford assists)36–46
2nd 16:032NDBrady Koehler makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot38–46
2nd 15:331NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 239–46
2nd 15:331NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 240–46
2nd 14:281VILLKwame Evans Jr. makes free throw 2 of 240–47
2nd 13:532VILLKwame Evans Jr. makes layup (Elijah Crawford assists)40–49
2nd 12:333NDBraeden Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)43–49
2nd 12:183VILLJake Fiegen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Crawford assists)43–52
2nd 12:012NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes driving layup45–52
2nd 11:462VILLJake Fiegen makes 0-foot tip in layup45–54
2nd 11:072NDLogan Duncomb makes 0-foot tip in layup47–54
2nd 10:563VILLLuigi Suigo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darryl Simmons II assists)47–57
2nd 10:413NDBraeden Shrewsberry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brady Koehler assists)50–57
2nd 10:243VILLTyler Perkins makes 25-foot three pointer50–60
2nd 10:063NDJonathan Sanderson makes 26-foot three point jumper53–60
2nd 9:011VILLTyler Perkins makes free throw 2 of 253–61
2nd 8:381NDTommy Ahneman makes free throw 1 of 254–61
2nd 8:381NDTommy Ahneman makes free throw 2 of 255–61
2nd 8:251VILLDevin Royal makes free throw 2 of 255–62
2nd 7:263NDBrady Koehler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braeden Smith assists)58–62
2nd 4:571NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 259–62
2nd 4:571NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 260–62
2nd 4:382VILLElijah Crawford makes driving layup60–64
2nd 3:572VILLElijah Crawford makes driving layup60–66
2nd 3:371NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 361–66
2nd 3:371NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 362–66
2nd 3:371NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 3 of 363–66
2nd 2:582NDEthan Roberts makes driving layup (Logan Duncomb assists)65–66
2nd 2:331VILLElijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 265–67
2nd 2:331VILLElijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 265–68
2nd 1:442NDBrady Koehler makes 2-foot dunk (Braeden Smith assists)67–68
2nd 1:083NDLogan Duncomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braeden Smith assists)70–68
2nd 0:241NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 1 of 271–68
2nd 0:241NDBraeden Smith makes free throw 2 of 272–68
2nd 0:191VILLElijah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 272–69
2nd 0:191VILLElijah Crawford makes free throw 2 of 272–70
2nd 0:041NDBrady Koehler makes free throw 1 of 273–70
2nd 0:041NDBrady Koehler makes free throw 2 of 274–70
2nd 0:002VILLDarryl Simmons II makes driving layup74–72