Belt game 2,236 · April 2, 2018 · postseason
Villanova take the belt
Villanova beat Michigan 79–62 at home to start reign 653 of the College Basketball belt, the 13th for the program.
Michigan had held it since March 3, 2018, with 6 defenses over 30 days.
Villanova held it for 226 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Michigan on November 14, 2018.
653Reign number
13Team's reign
2Defenses
226Days held
Box score
Villanova
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | 37 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 5-7 | 6-10 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Omari Rasulala Spellman | 29 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Eric Paschall | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Collin Gillespie | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Phil Booth | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine Samuels Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Delaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman | 34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-7 | 5-6 |
| Moritz Wagner | 33 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Zavier Simpson | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Charles Matthews | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-4 |
| Jordan Poole | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Jon Teske | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ibi Watson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Livers | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eli Brooks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duncan Robinson | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jaaron Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.