Utah State Aggies vs Villanova Wildcats, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship West Region 1st Round

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · West Region - 1st Round

#9Utah State

29-6

86-76

Final

#8Villanova

24-9

Viejas Arena

Lead tracker

USU leadsBiggest lead USU 11, VILL 10

VILL leads

Team	1H	2H	T
USU	37	49	86
VILL	39	37	76

Who won: Utah State 86-76

The Utah State Aggies beat the Villanova Wildcats 86-76 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship West Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Viejas Arena. The Utah State outscored the Villanova 49-37 in the 2nd half. Mason Falslev led the Utah State in points (22). Bryce Lindsay led the Villanova in points (25).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

USUVILL

28-51FG28-63

55Field Goal %44

2-163PT14-30

13Three Point %47

28-36FT6-13

78Free Throw %46

37Rebounds27

9Offensive Rebounds10

28Defensive Rebounds17

19Assists16

4Steals6

0Blocks0

9Turnovers9

1Team Turnovers1

9Total Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

18Points Off Turnovers9

14Fast Break Points2

42Points in Paint26

14Fouls21

11Largest Lead10

12Lead Changes12

45Percent Led42

Player of the game

Bryce Lindsay

VILL · 25 PTS, 3 REB

8.0

Win probability

57%VILL final

USUVILL

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:26
Steal
Drake Allen Steal.
D. Allen · 11 PTS
H2 0:26
TO
Bad pass turnover
Devin Askew bad pass turnover
D. Askew · 3 PTS
H2 0:42
Defensive rebound
Braden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:43
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Drake Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
D. Allen · 11 PTS
H2 0:43
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Drake Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
D. Allen · 11 PTS
USU 86 - 76 VILL
H2 0:43
Foul on Acaden Lewis
Foul on Acaden Lewis.
A. Lewis · 7 PTS
H2 0:43
Defensive rebound
Drake Allen Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:46
Misses 22-foot three point jumper
Bryce Lindsay misses 22-foot three point jumper
B. Lindsay · 25 PTS
H2 0:48USU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team 5 sec inbound turnover
H2 0:48
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Duke Brennan makes 0-foot tip in layup
D. Brennan · 15 PTS
USU 85 - 76 VILL
H2 0:48
Offensive Rebound
Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
D. Brennan · 15 PTS
H2 0:48
Misses layup
Acaden Lewis misses layup
A. Lewis · 7 PTS
H2 0:56
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Drake Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
D. Allen · 11 PTS
USU 85 - 74 VILL
H2 0:56USU
Dead ball rebound
Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:56
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Drake Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
D. Allen · 11 PTS
H2 0:56
Foul on Tyler Perkins
Foul on Tyler Perkins.
T. Perkins · 15 PTS
H2 1:04
Defensive rebound
Adlan Elamin Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:05
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Bryce Lindsay misses free throw 1 of 1
B. Lindsay · 25 PTS
H2 1:06
Foul on Karson Templin
Foul on Karson Templin.
K. Templin · 4 PTS
SLAMH2 1:13
Dunk, 0 ft
MJ Collins Jr. · 20 PTS
MJ Collins Jr. makes 0-foot dunk
USU 84 - 74 VILL
H2 1:16
Steal
MJ Collins Jr. Steal.
MJ Collins Jr. · 20 PTS
H2 1:16
TO
Bad pass turnover
Bryce Lindsay bad pass turnover
B. Lindsay · 25 PTS
H2 1:37
+2
Pullup jump shot, 19 ft
Mason Falslev makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
M. Falslev · 22 PTS
USU 82 - 74 VILL