NCAAB

Villanova Wildcats at UConn Huskies

· Big East Tournament - Quarterfinal
19-14, 3-8 Away
Final
56 - 73
23-9, 14-2 Home

UConn uses late run to beat Villanova 73-56 in Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal

The third-seeded Huskies (23-9) move on to play No. 2 seed Creighton in a Friday semifinal. The Bluejays had to go to a second overtime before beating 10th-seeded DePaul 85-81. The Blue Demons were aiming for the school's first semifinal appearance in the tournament. Top-seeded and sixth-ranked St. John's plays No. 5 seed Marquette in the other semifinal.

UConn didn't take the lead in the second half until Karaban made two free throws for a 49-48 advantage with 9:09 remaining. Eric Dixon had a three-point play to tie the game at 51 with eight minutes left. Karaban hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 run and the Huskies outscored the Wildcats 22-5 down the stretch.

Wooga Poplar scored 15 on 7-for-9 shooting to lead sixth-seeded Villanova to a 36-31 advantage at halftime. The Wildcats missed 19 of 24 shots after the break.

Villanova's Eric Dixon needed 17 points to break Kerry Kittles' school record of 2,243 career points. He finished with eight on 2-for-15 shooting and will have to hope the Wildcats earn a spot in a postseason tournament to break it.

Karaban finished a rebound shy of a double-double for UConn. Liam McNeeley totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Samson Johnson didn't miss a shot and matched Solo Ball with 11 points.

Poplar led all scorers with 25 points. Jordan Longino added 10 points for Villanova.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 73
2nd 0:29 Wooga Poplar made Free Throw. 56 - 73
2nd 0:29 Wooga Poplar made Free Throw. 55 - 73
2nd 0:29 Foul on Solo Ball. 54 - 73

Statistics

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15-47 FG 26-45
31.9 Field Goal % 57.8
7-21 3PT 8-20
33.3 Three Point % 40.0
19-25 FT 13-15
76.0 Free Throw % 86.7
22 Rebounds 31
7 Offensive Rebounds 3
15 Defensive Rebounds 28
5 Assists 17
6 Steals 4
1 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 7
2 Fast Break Points 4
10 Points in Paint 34
12 Fouls 15
9 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | 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
Full Standings