Belt game 2,178 · February 1, 2017
Villanova take the belt
Villanova beat Providence 66–57 on the road to start reign 639 of the College Basketball belt, the 11th for the program.
Providence had held it since January 28, 2017, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Villanova held it for 21 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Butler on February 22, 2017.
639Reign number
11Team's reign
5Defenses
21Days held
Box score
Providence
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Diallo | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 6-8 |
| Kyron Cartwright | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Emmitt Holt | 26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rodney Bullock | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Lindsey | 37 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Kalif Young | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Fazekas | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Maliek White | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 34 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 5-5 |
| Josh Hart | 37 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 4-5 | 1-1 |
| Eric Paschall | 29 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Darryl Reynolds | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.