Belt game 2,188 · March 10, 2017
Villanova take the belt
Villanova beat Seton Hall 55–53 at home to start reign 642 of the College Basketball belt, the 12th for the program.
Seton Hall had held it since March 4, 2017, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Villanova held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Wisconsin on March 18, 2017.
642Reign number
12Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 34 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-7 |
| Jalen Brunson | 31 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Eric Paschall | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Kris Jenkins | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 2-4 |
| Darryl Reynolds | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dylan Painter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seton Hall
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desi Rodriguez | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Khadeen Carrington | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 1-1 |
| Myles Powell | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Angel Delgado | 35 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Madison Jones | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ismael Sanogo | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Nzei | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rashed Anthony | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.