Overview
- Freshman Acaden Lewis led Villanova with 19 points and six assists, with Bryce Lindsay adding 18 and Matt Hodge 15.
- Villanova overturned an early deficit with a 19-3 first‑half surge, built the lead to as many as 21 after halftime, then went scoreless from the field over the final 4:40 as Duquesne cut the margin to six.
- Tarence Guinyard paced Duquesne with 30 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting, and Jimmie Williams scored 18.
- The Wildcats controlled the glass 41-29 as Duke Brennan grabbed 13 rebounds, and they went 25-for-33 at the free-throw line.
- Willard cited defensive lapses after Villanova allowed 47.3% shooting overall and 52.2% from three; Zion Stanford debuted after an ankle sprain while Tafara Gapare remained out, with La Salle up next on Wednesday.