Overview
- Duke Brennan posted 17 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, the program's most in a game since 2015, as Villanova controlled the glass 42-20.
- Bryce Lindsay scored a game-high 25 points, with 17 before halftime, while freshman Acaden Lewis added 21 and Matt Hodge scored 18.
- Villanova outscored Queens 62-38 in the paint, never trailed, and moved to 1-1 by winning the Villanova Classic opener.
- The Wildcats extended their Finneran Pavilion home‑opener streak to 39-0 dating to 1986.
- Kevin Willard called the group a work in progress after Queens shot 57% and Villanova went 4-for-19 from three with several guards sidelined.