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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayHoly Cross66
Final
HomeVillanova95
Friday, November 6, 2026Finneran PavilionAll Gainesville sports
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HC283866
VILL445195
Final

Villanova routs Holy Cross 95-66

Villanova Wildcats rolled past Holy Cross Crusaders 95-66 on Friday at Finneran Pavilion.

The first half made the difference: Villanova outscored Holy Cross 44-28.

Villanova shot 51% to 34% and won the boards 50-37.

For Villanova, Devin Royal (F): 22. For Holy Cross, Tristen Wilson (G): 17.

Villanova improves to 1-1. Holy Cross falls to 0-2.

Attendance: 6,501.

Full recap at ESPN: Devin Royal scores 22 to propel Villanova to 95-66 romp over Holy Cross

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#10
HC · PointsTristen Wilson G17
#21
HC · AssistsJaelon Germany G3
#22
HC · ReboundsChuck Hare F9
#21
VILL · PointsDevin Royal F22
#1
VILL · AssistsElijah Crawford G8
#19
VILL · ReboundsLuigi Suigo C15
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Richard F2930-20-03-443211223
C. Hare F26105-90-10-191210360
T. Wilson G29174-80-09-1232310030
K. Hanson G2252-121-50-031010120
J. St. Germain III G2072-72-31-210200010
L. Rigney F121-20-00-110000100
E. Clark F200-00-00-000000000
J. Haigh F2162-52-40-011000011
E. Flowers F610-40-31-220000025
B. Foster F1141-40-22-242000224
J. Germany G1741-20-02-203001002
A. Alijosius G1572-42-41-140010041
A. Mejia G100-00-00-000000000
Team6620-597-2219-2737131152122516

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Jake Fiegen drills triple vs. Holy Cross Crusaders

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Kole Hanson knocks down the 3

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