UConn 66-59 Villanova (Feb 18, 2025) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

15-12, 8-8 Conference

	1	2	T
VILL	34	25	59
CONN	26	40	66

UConn Huskies

18-8, 10-5 Conference

Samson Johnson missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Jayden Ross missed Jumper.
Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley made Layup.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball made Layup. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..
Hassan Diarra made Layup.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.
Liam McNeeley made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.
Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Hassan Diarra made Layup. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Karaban made Jumper.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.
Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
Ahmad Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
Solo Ball made Layup. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..
Alex Karaban missed Layup.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup.
Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.
Hassan Diarra missed Jumper.
Jaylin Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tarris Reed Jr. missed Dunk.
Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
Liam McNeeley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup.
Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Solo Ball.
Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
Josiah Moseley made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
Eric Dixon missed Layup.
Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper.
Jordann Dumont made Layup.
Jordan Longino made Jumper.
Jordan Longino made Layup.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Enoch Boakye missed Layup.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Layup.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Eric Dixon missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.
Jordan Longino made Jumper.
Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Tyler Perkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
Jhamir Brickus made Layup.
Josiah Moseley missed Layup.
Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
Wooga Poplar made Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
Wooga Poplar made Layup.
Wooga Poplar made Dunk.
Jordan Longino missed Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Jhamir Brickus missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon made Layup.
Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
Tyler Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Jhamir Brickus missed Layup.
Jhamir Brickus missed Three Point Jumper.

VILLANOVA

UCONN

TIME		VILL	CONN
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Villanova	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by UConn	0	0
19:38	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	Samson Johnson missed Layup.	0	0
19:11	Enoch Boakye Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:04	Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:59	Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:34	Liam McNeeley missed Layup.	0	0
18:33	Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:33	Foul on Jhamir Brickus.	0	0
18:33	Alex Karaban made Free Throw.	0	1
18:33	Alex Karaban made Free Throw.	0	2
18:15	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	0	2
18:12	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:02	Liam McNeeley Turnover.	0	2
17:41	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	2	2
17:24	Jordan Longino subbing out for Villanova	2	2
17:24	Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova	2	2
17:10	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:06	Enoch Boakye Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:57	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	2	2
16:57	Hassan Diarra Block.	2	2
16:57	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	2	2
16:36	Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.	2	2
16:36	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	2	2
16:36	Villanova Turnover.	2	2
16:36	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	2	2
16:36	Josiah Moseley subbing in for Villanova	2	2
16:18	Solo Ball missed Layup.	2	2
16:18	Eric Dixon Block.	2	2
16:15	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:12	Josiah Moseley made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.	4	2
15:56	UConn Offensive Rebound.	4	2
15:56	Official TV Timeout	4	2
15:56	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	4	2
15:56	Jordan Longino subbing in for Villanova	4	2
15:43	Liam McNeeley missed Jumper.	4	2
15:41	Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.	4	2
15:39	Foul on Josiah Moseley.	4	2
15:39	Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.	4	3
15:39	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	4	3
15:39	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	4	3
15:39	Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.	4	4
15:14	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
15:11	Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.	4	4
14:59	Solo Ball missed Jumper.	4	4
14:56	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	4	4
14:41	Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.	7	4
14:23	Foul on Eric Dixon.	7	4
14:23	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	7	4
14:23	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	7	4
14:23	Josiah Moseley subbing out for Villanova	7	4
14:23	Wooga Poplar subbing out for Villanova	7	4
14:23	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	7	4
14:23	Jordann Dumont subbing in for Villanova	7	4
14:12	Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	7	6
13:53	Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.	10	6
13:38	Jaylin Stewart Turnover.	10	6
13:38	Eric Dixon Steal.	10	6
13:34	Eric Dixon missed Layup.	10	6
13:31	Tyler Perkins Offensive Rebound.	10	6
13:26	Foul on Jaylin Stewart.	10	6
13:26	Eric Dixon missed Free Throw.	10	6
13:26	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	10	6
13:26	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	10	6
13:26	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	10	6
13:26	Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn	10	6
13:26	Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn	10	6
13:26	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	11	6
13:26	Jordann Dumont subbing out for Villanova	11	6
13:26	Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova	11	6
13:26	Wooga Poplar subbing in for Villanova	11	6
13:26	Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova	11	6
13:01	Jayden Ross missed Jumper.	11	6
12:58	Enoch Boakye Defensive Rebound.	11	6
12:40	Foul on Aidan Mahaney.	11	6
12:34	Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper.	14	6
12:23	Aidan Mahaney Turnover.	14	6
12:23	Jhamir Brickus Steal.	14	6
12:13	Enoch Boakye Turnover.	14	6
12:13	Aidan Mahaney Steal.	14	6
12:13	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	14	6
12:13	Jordann Dumont subbing in for Villanova	14	6
11:49	Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.	14	6
11:44	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	14	6
11:40	Jordann Dumont made Layup.	16	6
11:36	UConn Timeout	16	6
11:36	Official TV Timeout	16	6
11:36	Aidan Mahaney subbing out for UConn	16	6
11:36	Jayden Ross subbing out for UConn	16	6
11:36	Solo Ball subbing in for UConn	16	6
11:36	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	16	6
11:30	Liam McNeeley made Layup.	16	8
11:11	Jordan Longino made Jumper.	18	8
11:01	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	18	8
10:56	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	18	8
10:56	Solo Ball made Layup. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..	18	10
10:31	Jordan Longino made Layup.	20	10
10:12	Hassan Diarra made Layup.	20	12
9:51	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	20	12
9:49	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	20	12
9:46	Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Liam McNeeley.	20	15
9:17	Enoch Boakye missed Layup.	20	15
9:17	Alex Karaban Block.	20	15
9:13	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	15
9:01	Foul on Enoch Boakye.	20	15
9:01	Tarris Reed Jr. made Free Throw.	20	16
9:01	Jordann Dumont subbing out for Villanova	20	16
9:01	Jordan Longino subbing out for Villanova	20	16
9:01	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	20	16
9:01	Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova	20	16
9:01	Tarris Reed Jr. missed Free Throw.	20	16
9:00	Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.	20	16
8:48	Jhamir Brickus Turnover.	20	16
8:35	Liam McNeeley made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.	20	18
8:12	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	20	18
8:08	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	18
7:59	Hassan Diarra Turnover.	20	18
7:59	Tyler Perkins Steal.	20	18
7:34	Eric Dixon missed Layup.	20	18
7:33	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	20	18
7:33	Official TV Timeout	20	18
7:33	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	20	18
7:33	Jordan Longino subbing in for Villanova	20	18
7:20	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	20	18
7:15	Jordan Longino Offensive Rebound.	20	18
7:00	Foul on Liam McNeeley.	20	18
7:00	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	21	18
7:00	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	22	18
6:32	Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	22	20
6:10	Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..	22	20
5:54	Foul on Solo Ball.	22	20
5:54	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	23	20
5:54	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	24	20
5:25	Hassan Diarra made Layup. Assisted by Tarris Reed Jr..	24	22
4:49	Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.	24	22
4:47	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	22
4:43	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
4:38	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	24	22
4:28	Wooga Poplar missed Layup.	24	22
4:25	Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.	24	22
4:25	Eric Dixon missed Two Point Tip Shot.	24	22
4:24	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	24	22
4:20	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
4:16	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	24	22
3:47	Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dixon.	27	22
3:20	Alex Karaban made Jumper.	27	24
2:53	Wooga Poplar missed Layup.	27	24
2:53	Hassan Diarra Block.	27	24
2:49	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	27	24
2:47	Official TV Timeout	27	24
2:47	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing out for UConn	27	24
2:47	Samson Johnson subbing in for UConn	27	24
2:39	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
2:36	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	27	24
2:12	Wooga Poplar missed Jumper.	27	24
2:10	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	27	24
1:53	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
1:51	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	27	24
1:32	Jordan Longino made Jumper.	29	24
1:32	Foul on Samson Johnson.	29	24
1:32	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	29	24
1:32	Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova	29	24
1:32	Jordan Longino made Free Throw.	30	24
1:32	Wooga Poplar subbing out for Villanova	30	24
1:32	Josiah Moseley subbing in for Villanova	30	24
1:17	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	30	24
1:14	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	30	24
1:07	Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper.	33	24
0:44	Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.	33	26
0:44	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	33	26
0:44	Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn	33	26
0:44	Josiah Moseley subbing out for Villanova	33	26
0:44	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	33	26
0:44	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	33	26
0:44	Wooga Poplar subbing in for Villanova	33	26
0:38	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	33	26
0:34	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	33	26
0:06	Samson Johnson Turnover.	33	26
0:06	Tyler Perkins Steal.	33	26
0:00	Foul on Liam McNeeley.	33	26
0:00	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	34	26
0:00	Eric Dixon missed Free Throw.	34	26
0:00	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	34	26
0:00	End of 1st half	34	26

XL Center

6:30 PM, February 18, 2025Coverage: FS1

Hartford, CT

Line: CONN -8.5

Over/Under: 136.5

Attendance: 15,684

Referees:
Lamar Simpson
Tony Chiazza
Matt Potter

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	14-2	-	23-4
Creighton	11-4	2.5	18-8
Marquette	11-5	3	20-7
UConn	10-5	3.5	18-8
Xavier	9-7	5	17-10
Villanova	9-8	5.5	16-12
Georgetown	7-8	6.5	16-10
Providence	6-10	8	12-15
Butler	5-10	8.5	12-14
Seton Hall	2-13	11.5	7-19
DePaul	2-14	12	11-16

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