Viejas Arena · Neutral site · NCAA Tournament
#58USUUtah State AP #986▲ winner
Final
#32VILLVillanova AP #876final
Closing lineUSU -1.5✓ USU covered by 8.5
Closing total146.5Over by 15.5
Season records: Utah State and Villanova
USUThis seasonVILL
27-6Record24-8
15-18ATS19-13
18-15O/U19-13

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: USU 75–75 VILL · ✗ VILL (50%) lost
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
USU374986
VILL393776

1st half: USU 37, VILL 39 (VILL by 2). The model had USU by 0.1 and a total of 70.1 (actual 76).

Team stats

USUVILL
28-51 55%Field goals28-63 44%
2-16 13%3-pointers14-30 47%
28-36 78%Free throws6-13 46%
37 9 offRebounds27 10 off
19Assists16
4Steals6
0Blocks0
9Turnovers9
14Fouls21
42Points in paint26
14Fast-break points2

Players

USUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
MJ Collins Jr. G3620417-121-4
Mason Falslev G3522749-160-3
Drake Allen G3311363-61-3
Adlan Elamin F3013734-80-4
Zach Keller F124111-10-0
Bench
Karson Templin F244501-30-1
Garry Clark F157402-20-0
Kolby King G95221-30-1
Elijah Perryman G60120-00-0

Did not play: Tucker Anderson, David Iweze, Jordy Barnes, Luke Kearney, Kingston Tosi, Brayden Boe

VILLMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Tyler Perkins G3815525-133-7
Bryce Lindsay G3725339-186-11
Acaden Lewis G377283-121-4
Duke Brennan F3415816-90-0
Malachi Palmer G2111214-63-5
Bench
Devin Askew G253311-41-3
Braden Pierce C60200-00-0
Chris Jeffrey G20000-10-0

Did not play: Nico Onyekwere, Wade Chiddick, Matt Hodge, Zion Stanford, Malcolm Flaggs, Tafara Gapare

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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Moneyline
USU -125 · VILL +105
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened USU -1.5 · unchangedmodel VILL -0
Opened 147.5 · closed 146.5 · moved 1 downmodel 150
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadUSU -1.5VILL -0.1VILL +1.6L USU covered
Total146.5149.9Over 3.4W Over
Projected score—USU 74.9 · VILL 75

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadUSU -0.1VILL -2.0
1H total70.176
1H projected scoreUSU 35.1 · VILL 35USU 37 · VILL 39

Utah State

27-6 overall · 18-5 in conference · Pac-12 Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs San Diego St73–62
  • Wvs Nevada79–66
  • Wvs UNLV80–60
  • Wvs New Mexico94–90
  • L@ UNLV65–92

6 days since their last game.

Villanova

24-8 overall · 15-6 in conference · Big East Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Georgetown64–78
  • Wvs Xavier91–78
  • W@ DePaul76–57
  • L@ St John's57–89
  • Wvs Butler82–73

A week or more of rest.