Overview
- Duke Brennan scored 24 points on 8-for-8 shooting with nine rebounds, while Bryce Lindsay matched him with 24 as Villanova controlled the game.
- A 12-0 first-half surge gave Villanova the lead for good, and an 11-3 run after Pitt cut the margin to four put the result out of reach.
- Freshman Acaden Lewis added 11 points and seven assists as the Wildcats registered 20 assists against only three turnovers.
- Villanova improved to 8-2 with a 6-0 mark at Finneran Pavilion and received AP votes, as the all-time series with Pitt evened at 33-33.
- Pitt fell to 5-6, led by Barry Dunning Jr.’s 17 points, with Nojus Indrusaitis adding 14 and Cameron Corhen and Damarco Minor scoring 10 each.