NCAAB

Villanova Wildcats at UConn Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-12, 2-7 Away
Final
59 - 66
18-8, 11-2 Home

Liam McNeeley scores 20 and UConn closes on a 27-6 run to take down Villanova 66-59

UConn trailed 53-39 with 11:58 remaining after Wooga Poplar scored 11 straight Villanova points.

McNeeley made two free throws with 1:42 remaining in the second half to give UConn its first lead, 60-58, since it was 2-0.

Tarris Reed Jr. added a reverse layup with 22.3 seconds left, off a nice drive and pass from McNeeley, to go ahead 64-59. After a missed layup by Villanova, McNeeley secured it with two free throws.

Reed finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (18-8, 10-5 Big East Conference). Solomon Ball went 5 of 13 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

The Wildcats (15-12, 8-8) were led by Poplar, who recorded 19 points. Eric Dixon added 17 points.

Jordan Longino scored all 13 of his points in the first half for Villanova, which led 34-26 at the break.

UConn goes against No. 10 St. John's on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Villanova hosts Marquette on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 59 - 66
2nd 0:02 Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound. 59 - 66
2nd 0:06 Jhamir Brickus missed Three Point Jumper. 59 - 66
2nd 0:15 Liam McNeeley made Free Throw. 59 - 66

Statistics

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19-54 FG 23-51
35.2 Field Goal % 45.1
8-22 3PT 4-19
36.4 Three Point % 21.1
13-16 FT 16-18
81.3 Free Throw % 88.9
29 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 25
9 Assists 17
6 Steals 4
2 Blocks 7
9 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 11
7 Fast Break Points 3
16 Points in Paint 38
16 Fouls 13
14 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: XL Center

Location: Hartford, CT
Attendance: 15,684 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 31-5
Creighton 15-5 3 25-11
UConn 14-6 4 24-11
Marquette 13-7 5 23-11
Xavier 13-7 5 22-12
Villanova 11-9 7 21-14
Georgetown 8-12 10 18-16
Butler 6-14 12 15-20
Providence 6-14 12 12-20
DePaul 4-16 14 14-20
Seton Hall 2-18 16 7-25
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