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Villanova routs Pennsylvania 90-63 in championship game of Big 5 Classic for 7th straight victory

AP
Dec 06, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Bryce Lindsay hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 to help Villanova Wildcats roll to a 90-63 victory over Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday to win the Big 5 Classic and up its win streak to seven.

Lindsay missed only one 3-pointer and made 3 of 4 free throws for the Wildcats (7-1). Devin Askew made three 3-pointers and scored 17. points, Duke Brennan had 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting.

TJ Power, Michael Zanoni and Cam Thrower all scored 11 for the Quakers (5-4).

Villanova took the lead with 5:27 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Brennan led the team with 12 points for a 44-29 advantage at the break.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PENN
Quakers
29
NOVA
Wildcats
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:34		Michael Zanoni personal foul
19:28	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot (Duke Brennan assists)	0-3
19:08		Ethan Roberts misses two point jump shot
19:06		Augustus Gerhart offensive rebound
18:57	+3	AJ Levine makes three point jump shot (Augustus Gerhart assists)	3-3
18:45	+3	Matt Hodge makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	3-6
18:31		AJ Levine turnover (lost ball)
18:23	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Matt Hodge assists)	3-8
18:01	+3	TJ Power makes three point jump shot (AJ Levine assists)	6-8
17:48		Acaden Lewis turnover (bad pass) (TJ Power steals)
17:37		AJ Levine misses three point jump shot
17:35		Michael Zanoni offensive rebound
17:29	+2	Michael Zanoni makes two point jump shot	8-8
17:18	+3	Matt Hodge makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	8-11
17:02		Ethan Roberts misses three point jump shot
17:00		TJ Power offensive rebound
17:00		Bryce Lindsay personal foul
16:57		Michael Zanoni turnover (bad pass) (Acaden Lewis steals)
16:45		Matt Hodge misses three point jump shot
16:43		Ethan Roberts defensive rebound
16:31		Ethan Roberts misses two point jump shot
16:29		Matt Hodge defensive rebound
16:21		Duke Brennan turnover (lost ball) (AJ Levine steals)
16:02		Duke Brennan blocks Augustus Gerhart's two point layup
16:00		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
15:44		Bryce Lindsay misses three point jump shot
15:42		TJ Power defensive rebound
15:33		AJ Levine misses two point layup
15:31		Matt Hodge defensive rebound
15:24	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Acaden Lewis assists)	8-13
15:12	+3	Michael Zanoni makes three point jump shot (AJ Levine assists)	11-13
14:41	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	11-15
14:26		Ethan Roberts misses two point layup
14:24		Ethan Roberts offensive rebound
14:14		Michael Zanoni misses three point jump shot
14:12		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
14:09		Augustus Gerhart personal foul
14:09		TV timeout
13:48	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup (Chris Jeffrey assists)	11-17
13:29		Cam Thrower misses two point jump shot
13:27		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
13:15		Tafara Gapare turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Roberts steals)
13:07		Malachi Palmer personal foul
12:49		TJ Power misses two point jump shot
12:47		Malachi Palmer defensive rebound
12:24		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
12:22		Quakers defensive rebound
11:57	+3	Cam Thrower makes three point jump shot (AJ Levine assists)	14-17
11:30		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
11:28		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
11:22	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup	14-19
10:54	+2	AJ Levine makes two point jump shot (TJ Power assists)	16-19
10:29	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Chris Jeffrey assists)	16-22
10:16		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
10:14		Quakers offensive rebound
10:10		TV timeout
10:03	+3	Cam Thrower makes three point jump shot (TJ Power assists)	19-22
9:40	+3	Matt Hodge makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	19-25
9:22		TJ Power turnover (lost ball) (Duke Brennan steals)
9:17		Duke Brennan turnover (lost ball)
9:00		Lucas Lueth misses three point jump shot
8:58		Cam Thrower offensive rebound
8:41		Cam Thrower misses two point jump shot
8:39		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
8:32		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:30		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
8:22		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
8:20		Michael Zanoni defensive rebound
8:15		Dylan Williams misses two point jump shot
8:13		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
8:04		Bryce Lindsay misses two point jump shot
8:02		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
7:51	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup	19-27
7:46	+2	Dalton Scantlebury makes two point layup (Dylan Williams assists)	21-27
7:19		Matt Hodge misses three point jump shot
7:17		Michael Zanoni defensive rebound
7:10	+3	Cam Thrower makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williams assists)	24-27
7:05		TV timeout
6:48		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass)
6:34		Dalton Scantlebury misses two point jump shot
6:32		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
6:17		Matt Hodge misses two point jump shot
6:15		Dalton Scantlebury defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Lucas Lueth makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williams assists)	27-27
5:27	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	27-29
5:08		Michael Zanoni misses two point jump shot
5:06		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
4:49	+3	Malachi Palmer makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	27-32
4:35	+2	Michael Zanoni makes two point jump shot	29-32
4:08	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	29-35
3:48		Michael Zanoni misses three point jump shot
3:46		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:41		TV timeout
3:30		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
3:28		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
3:21		Malachi Palmer misses three point jump shot
3:19		Augustus Gerhart defensive rebound
3:12		TJ Power misses two point jump shot
3:10		Devin Askew defensive rebound
3:03	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Devin Askew assists)	29-37
2:50		AJ Levine turnover (bad pass)
2:37	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Chris Jeffrey assists)	29-39
1:58		Quakers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:39		Duke Brennan turnover (bad pass) (Lucas Lueth steals)
1:11		TJ Power misses two point jump shot
1:09		Chris Jeffrey defensive rebound
0:55		Augustus Gerhart personal foul
0:48		TJ Power blocks Tyler Perkins's two point layup
0:46		Wildcats offensive rebound
0:36		TJ Power shooting foul (Bryce Lindsay draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Bryce Lindsay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-40
0:36		Bryce Lindsay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Dalton Scantlebury defensive rebound
0:16		Tyler Perkins personal foul
0:16		Ethan Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Devin Askew steals)
0:08	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	29-42
0:06		Cam Thrower turnover (lost ball) (Chris Jeffrey steals)
0:01	+2	Malachi Palmer makes two point layup (Devin Askew assists)	29-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PENN
Quakers
34
NOVA
Wildcats
46

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	AJ Levine makes two point jump shot (Augustus Gerhart assists)	31-44
19:26	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot	31-47
19:00		Bryce Lindsay personal foul
18:37	+2	Michael Zanoni makes two point jump shot (AJ Levine assists)	33-47
18:19	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot	33-50
18:16		Augustus Gerhart offensive foul
18:16		Augustus Gerhart turnover (offensive foul)
18:06		Ethan Roberts personal foul
18:06		AJ Levine personal foul
17:57	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	33-53
17:32		Acaden Lewis personal foul
17:29		AJ Levine misses two point jump shot
17:27		AJ Levine offensive rebound
17:20		Augustus Gerhart turnover (bad pass) (Duke Brennan steals)
17:11		Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot
17:09		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:09		Augustus Gerhart personal foul
16:59		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
16:57		Quakers defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Michael Zanoni makes two point jump shot (Dalton Scantlebury assists)	35-53
16:10	+3	Tyler Perkins makes three point jump shot	35-56
15:55	+2	AJ Levine makes two point jump shot	37-56
15:34	+3	Matt Hodge makes three point jump shot (Bryce Lindsay assists)	37-59
15:19		Michael Zanoni misses three point jump shot
15:17		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point layup (Matt Hodge assists)	37-61
15:00		Cam Thrower shooting foul (Acaden Lewis draws the foul)
15:00		TV timeout
15:00	+1	Acaden Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-62
14:56		TJ Power turnover (bad pass) (Duke Brennan steals)
14:44		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
14:42		Malachi Palmer offensive rebound
14:32		Duke Brennan offensive foul
14:32		Duke Brennan turnover (offensive foul)
14:25		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
14:23		TJ Power offensive rebound
14:17	+3	Jay Jones makes three point jump shot (Cam Thrower assists)	40-62
14:02		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
14:00		TJ Power defensive rebound
13:53	+2	Cam Thrower makes two point layup (TJ Power assists)	42-62
13:26		Acaden Lewis turnover (TJ Power steals)
13:14		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (TJ Power draws the foul)
13:14		TJ Power misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:14		TJ Power misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:14		Quakers offensive rebound
13:13		Cam Thrower misses two point jump shot
13:11		Dalton Scantlebury offensive rebound
13:03		Dalton Scantlebury turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Palmer steals)
12:49	+2	Devin Askew makes two point jump shot	42-64
12:39		Duke Brennan blocks Dalton Scantlebury's two point layup
12:37		Matt Hodge defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point dunk (Devin Askew assists)	42-66
11:55	+2	TJ Power makes two point layup (Cam Thrower assists)	44-66
11:55		Malachi Palmer shooting foul (TJ Power draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55		TJ Power misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:55		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
11:15	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Duke Brennan assists)	44-69
11:07		Cam Thrower misses two point jump shot
11:05		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
10:59	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	44-71
10:52		Cam Thrower turnover (lost ball) (Matt Hodge steals)
10:48		Jay Jones personal foul
10:33		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
10:31		Malachi Palmer offensive rebound
10:28		TJ Power personal foul (Malachi Palmer draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Malachi Palmer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-72
10:28	+1	Malachi Palmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-73
10:12	+3	TJ Power makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williams assists)	47-73
9:44		Johnnie Walter shooting foul (Duke Brennan draws the foul)
9:44		Duke Brennan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:44	+1	Duke Brennan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-74
9:41		Lucas Lueth turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Lindsay steals)
9:19		Matt Hodge misses three point jump shot
9:17		Quakers defensive rebound
9:08		Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Jay Jones draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Jay Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-74
9:08	+1	Jay Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-74
8:56	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot	49-77
8:43		Bryce Lindsay personal foul (Dylan Williams draws the foul)
8:43		Dylan Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:43		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:35		Matt Hodge misses two point layup
8:33		Dylan Williams defensive rebound
8:24	+3	TJ Power makes three point jump shot (Dylan Williams assists)	52-77
7:54	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point layup	52-79
7:30		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
7:28		Tyler Perkins defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Bryce Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	52-82
6:50	+2	Johnnie Walter makes two point dunk (Jay Jones assists)	54-82
6:26		Jay Jones personal foul
6:26		TV timeout
6:26	+1	Bryce Lindsay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-83
6:26	+1	Bryce Lindsay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-84
6:14		Niklas Polonowski misses three point jump shot
6:12		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
5:50		Zion Stanford offensive foul
5:50		Zion Stanford turnover (offensive foul)
5:45		Alex Massung misses two point layup
5:43		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
5:34		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
5:32		Johnnie Walter defensive rebound
5:11		Niklas Polonowski misses three point jump shot
5:09		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
5:08		Tafara Gapare turnover (lost ball)
5:04		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Lucas Lueth draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Lucas Lueth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-84
5:00		Lucas Lueth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:00		Braden Pierce defensive rebound
4:44		Niklas Polonowski personal foul (Zion Stanford draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Zion Stanford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-85
4:44		Zion Stanford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:44		Michelangelo Oberti defensive rebound
4:35		Zion Stanford shooting foul (Niklas Polonowski draws the foul)
4:35		Niklas Polonowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35		Niklas Polonowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Braden Pierce defensive rebound
4:19		Zion Stanford misses two point jump shot
4:17		Alex Massung defensive rebound
4:11		Alex Massung turnover (bad pass) (Braden Pierce steals)
3:59		Michelangelo Oberti blocks Tafara Gapare's two point dunk
3:57		Michelangelo Oberti defensive rebound
3:50		Chris Jeffrey personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Jay Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-85
3:50		Jay Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50		Zion Stanford defensive rebound
3:27		Chris Jeffrey misses two point layup
3:25		Wildcats offensive rebound
3:20		Zion Stanford misses three point jump shot
3:18		Payton Kamin defensive rebound
3:03		Niklas Polonowski misses two point jump shot
3:01		Chris Jeffrey defensive rebound
2:40		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
2:38		Niklas Polonowski defensive rebound
2:31		Payton Kamin misses two point jump shot
2:29		Michelangelo Oberti offensive rebound
2:19		Alex Massung misses two point layup
2:17		Alex Massung offensive rebound
2:07	+2	Alex Massung makes two point layup	58-85
1:47	+2	Devin Askew makes two point jump shot	58-87
1:39	+2	Michelangelo Oberti makes two point layup	60-87
1:27		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
1:25		Zion Stanford offensive rebound
1:11	+2	Braden Pierce makes two point dunk (Chris Jeffrey assists)	60-89
1:08	+3	Jay Jones makes three point jump shot (Michelangelo Oberti assists)	63-89
0:46		Malcolm Flaggs misses two point jump shot
0:44		Michelangelo Oberti defensive rebound
0:35		Tafara Gapare blocks Jay Jones's two point layup
0:33		Quakers offensive rebound
0:26		Jay Jones misses two point jump shot
0:24		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
0:22		Jay Jones personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-90
0:22		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Michelangelo Oberti defensive rebound
0:18		Payton Kamin misses two point layup
0:16		Malcolm Flaggs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Malcolm Flaggs defensive rebound