No. 8 BYU beats Villanova 71-66 and spoils the debut of new Wildcats coach Kevin Willard

— Freshman AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and six rebounds and eighth-ranked BYU defeated Villanova 71-66 Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series and season-opener for both teams.
Nov 4, 2026, 12:29 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--VILL
100%
--BYU

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Keba Keita made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tyler Perkins made Layup.
  • Robert Wright III made Jumper.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tyler Perkins made Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III made Layup.
  • Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Malachi Palmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Layup.
  • Richie Saunders missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
  • Malachi Palmer missed Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Layup.
  • Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
  • Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
  • Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
  • Mihailo Bošković missed Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Malachi Palmer missed Layup.
  • Mihailo Bošković missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Palmer.
  • Dawson Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
  • Matt Hodge missed Layup.
  • Matt Hodge missed Dunk.
  • Matt Hodge made Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Tyler Mrus missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tafara Gapare made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Lindsay.
  • Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Keba Keita made Dunk. Assisted by Kennard Davis Jr..
  • Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
  • Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
  • Tafara Gapare missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Brennan made Dunk.
  • Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tafara Gapare missed Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
  • Duke Brennan made Dunk. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Acaden Lewis made Free Throw.
  • Acaden Lewis made Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
  • Mihailo Bošković missed Jumper.
  • Malachi Palmer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mihailo Bošković made Layup. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
  • Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mihailo Bošković.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Free Throw.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Free Throw.
  • Mihailo Bošković missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Matt Hodge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
  • Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
  • Duke Brennan missed Jumper.
  • Dawson Baker missed Layup.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Acaden Lewis.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
  • Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Chris Jeffrey missed Layup.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • Malachi Palmer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Free Throw.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Acaden Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
  • Kennard Davis Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Dybantsa.
  • Richie Saunders made Layup.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Layup.
  • Duke Brennan made Layup.
  • Richie Saunders missed Layup.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Layup.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • Duke Brennan made Dunk. Assisted by Matt Hodge.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
  • Acaden Lewis missed Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Layup.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Layup.
  • Dawson Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Dunk.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Jumper.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Free Throw.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Layup.
  • Chris Jeffrey missed Layup.
  • Tyler Perkins made Three Point Jumper.
  • Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Free Throw.
  • Robert Wright III missed Free Throw.
  • Tafara Gapare missed Layup.
  • Matt Hodge made Layup. Assisted by Chris Jeffrey.
  • Dawson Baker missed Jumper.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III made Layup.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
  • Robert Wright III made Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • Keba Keita missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Chris Jeffrey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Duke Brennan.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
  • Richie Saunders made Layup.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Layup.
  • Matt Hodge missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tafara Gapare.
  • Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
  • Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Duke Brennan missed Dunk.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
  • Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Chris Jeffrey missed Layup.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Free Throw.
  • Robert Wright III made Jumper.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • AJ Dybantsa made Layup.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Free Throw.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Free Throw.
  • Kennard Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III missed Layup.
  • Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
  • Robert Wright III made Free Throw.
  • Bryce Lindsay made Free Throw.
  • Bryce Lindsay missed Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
  • AJ Dybantsa missed Free Throw.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Layup.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
  • Chris Jeffrey made Jumper.
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