UConn 75-63 Providence (Mar 1, 2025) Play-by-Play

UConn Huskies

20-9, 12-6 Big East

	1	2	T
CONN	41	34	75
PROV	33	30	63

TIME	CONN	PROV
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Providence	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by UConn	0	0
19:29	Oswin Erhunmwunse made Layup. Assisted by Corey Floyd Jr..	0	2
19:28	Foul on Solo Ball.	0	2
19:28	Oswin Erhunmwunse made Free Throw.	0	3
19:15	Solo Ball Turnover.	0	3
19:15	Bensley Joseph Steal.	0	3
19:09	Bensley Joseph missed Jumper.	0	3
19:07	Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.	0	3
19:07	Foul on Samson Johnson.	0	3
19:07	Oswin Erhunmwunse missed Free Throw.	0	3
19:07	Providence Deadball Team Rebound.	0	3
19:07	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	0	3
19:07	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	0	3
19:07	Oswin Erhunmwunse made Free Throw.	0	4
18:50	Liam McNeeley missed Jumper.	0	4
18:46	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	0	4
18:38	Hassan Diarra Turnover.	0	4
18:21	Bensley Joseph missed Layup.	0	4
18:21	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:21	Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.	0	4
17:58	Foul on Wesley Cardet Jr..	0	4
17:50	Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	3	4
17:29	Corey Floyd Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wesley Cardet Jr..	3	7
17:06	Liam McNeeley made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	5	7
16:47	Jayden Pierre Turnover.	5	7
16:21	Alex Karaban missed Jumper.	5	7
16:19	Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.	5	7
16:18	Solo Ball made Three Point Jumper.	8	7
15:55	Foul on Solo Ball.	8	7
15:55	Official TV Timeout	8	7
15:55	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing out for Providence	8	7
15:55	Ryan Mela subbing in for Providence	8	7
15:55	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	8	7
15:55	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	8	7
15:55	Corey Floyd Jr. made Free Throw.	8	8
15:55	Corey Floyd Jr. made Free Throw.	8	9
15:34	Alex Karaban missed Layup.	8	9
15:34	Ryan Mela Block.	8	9
15:29	Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.	8	9
15:11	Corey Floyd Jr. missed Layup.	8	9
15:11	Tarris Reed Jr. Block.	8	9
15:06	Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.	8	9
15:05	Bensley Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.	8	9
15:02	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	9
14:53	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	10	9
14:33	Oswin Erhunmwunse made Layup. Assisted by Bensley Joseph.	10	11
14:07	Tarris Reed Jr. missed Layup.	10	11
14:04	Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.	10	11
13:55	Corey Floyd Jr. missed Layup.	10	11
13:55	Tarris Reed Jr. Block.	10	11
13:52	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	10	11
13:50	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	12	11
13:18	Jayden Pierre missed Jumper.	12	11
13:15	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	12	11
13:00	Tarris Reed Jr. made Jumper.	14	11
12:59	Providence Timeout	14	11
12:59	Corey Floyd Jr. subbing out for Providence	14	11
12:59	Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing out for Providence	14	11
12:59	Christ Essandoko subbing in for Providence	14	11
12:59	Justyn Fernandez subbing in for Providence	14	11
12:59	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	14	11
12:59	Ahmad Nowell subbing in for UConn	14	11
12:40	Foul on Jaylin Stewart.	14	11
12:40	Ryan Mela made Free Throw.	14	12
12:40	Jayden Pierre subbing out for Providence	14	12
12:40	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing in for Providence	14	12
12:40	Ryan Mela made Free Throw.	14	13
12:38	Foul on Bensley Joseph.	14	13
12:23	Liam McNeeley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.	17	13
11:59	Bensley Joseph missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
11:55	Wesley Cardet Jr. Offensive Rebound.	17	13
11:54	Wesley Cardet Jr. made Layup.	17	15
11:25	Alex Karaban missed Jumper.	17	15
11:20	Wesley Cardet Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	15
11:18	Justyn Fernandez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wesley Cardet Jr..	17	18
10:42	Foul on Christ Essandoko.	17	18
10:42	Official TV Timeout	17	18
10:42	Bensley Joseph subbing out for Providence	17	18
10:42	Jayden Pierre subbing in for Providence	17	18
10:42	Ahmad Nowell subbing out for UConn	17	18
10:42	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	17	18
10:42	Tarris Reed Jr. missed Free Throw.	17	18
10:42	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	17	18
10:42	Tarris Reed Jr. made Free Throw.	18	18
10:30	Christ Essandoko Turnover.	18	18
10:30	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing out for Providence	18	18
10:30	Christ Essandoko subbing out for Providence	18	18
10:30	Corey Floyd Jr. subbing in for Providence	18	18
10:30	Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing in for Providence	18	18
10:11	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	18	18
10:07	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	18	18
10:07	Tarris Reed Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	20	18
9:39	Justyn Fernandez missed Jumper.	20	18
9:36	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	20	18
9:27	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	20	18
9:23	Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.	20	18
9:11	Oswin Erhunmwunse Turnover.	20	18
9:11	Ryan Mela subbing out for Providence	20	18
9:11	Bensley Joseph subbing in for Providence	20	18
9:11	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing out for UConn	20	18
9:11	Liam McNeeley subbing out for UConn	20	18
9:11	Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn	20	18
9:11	Samson Johnson subbing in for UConn	20	18
8:43	Alex Karaban made Layup.	22	18
8:21	Justyn Fernandez subbing out for Providence	22	18
8:21	Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing out for Providence	22	18
8:21	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing in for Providence	22	18
8:21	Christ Essandoko subbing in for Providence	22	18
8:15	Jayden Pierre missed Jumper.	22	18
8:10	Christ Essandoko Offensive Rebound.	22	18
8:10	Christ Essandoko made Two Point Tip Shot.	22	20
7:50	Hassan Diarra made Layup.	24	20
7:28	Foul on Samson Johnson.	24	20
7:28	Official TV Timeout	24	20
7:28	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	24	20
7:28	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	24	20
7:28	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	24	20
7:28	Liam McNeeley subbing in for UConn	24	20
7:13	Christ Essandoko made Dunk. Assisted by Wesley Cardet Jr..	24	22
6:46	Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
6:44	UConn Offensive Rebound.	24	22
6:38	Liam McNeeley made Jumper.	26	22
6:37	Foul on Wesley Cardet Jr..	26	22
6:37	Liam McNeeley missed Free Throw.	26	22
6:36	Bensley Joseph Defensive Rebound.	26	22
6:27	Wesley Cardet Jr. Turnover.	26	22
6:27	Tarris Reed Jr. Steal.	26	22
6:11	Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	28	22
5:43	Bensley Joseph made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Pierre.	28	25
5:23	Foul on Bensley Joseph.	28	25
5:23	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing out for Providence	28	25
5:23	Ryan Mela subbing in for Providence	28	25
5:23	Jayden Ross subbing out for UConn	28	25
5:23	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	28	25
5:15	Foul on Jayden Pierre.	28	25
5:15	Alex Karaban made Free Throw.	29	25
5:15	Alex Karaban made Free Throw.	30	25
5:02	Bensley Joseph missed Layup.	30	25
5:02	Tarris Reed Jr. Block.	30	25
5:00	Providence Offensive Rebound.	30	25
4:58	Jayden Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
4:54	Christ Essandoko Offensive Rebound.	30	25
4:53	Foul on Liam McNeeley.	30	25
4:43	Jayden Pierre made Three Point Jumper.	30	28
4:16	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	32	28
3:55	Bensley Joseph missed Layup.	32	28
3:53	Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.	32	28
3:43	Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	32	28
3:39	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	32	28
3:36	Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	32	28
3:34	Providence Defensive Rebound.	32	28
3:34	Foul on Alex Karaban.	32	28
3:34	Official TV Timeout	32	28
3:34	Christ Essandoko subbing out for Providence	32	28
3:34	Bensley Joseph subbing out for Providence	32	28
3:34	Wesley Cardet Jr. subbing in for Providence	32	28
3:34	Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing in for Providence	32	28
3:34	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	32	28
3:34	Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn	32	28
3:34	Jayden Pierre missed Free Throw.	32	28
3:33	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	32	28
3:19	Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.	32	28
3:19	Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.	33	28
3:19	Oswin Erhunmwunse subbing out for Providence	33	28
3:19	Christ Essandoko subbing in for Providence	33	28
3:19	Liam McNeeley made Free Throw.	34	28
2:50	Jayden Pierre made Free Throw.	34	29
2:50	Foul on Liam McNeeley.	34	28
2:50	Liam McNeeley subbing out for UConn	34	28
2:50	Jayden Ross subbing in for UConn	34	28
2:50	Jayden Pierre made Free Throw.	34	30
2:24	Foul on Ryan Mela.	34	30
2:24	Aidan Mahaney missed Free Throw.	34	30
2:23	Wesley Cardet Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	30
2:02	Foul on Aidan Mahaney.	34	30
2:02	Aidan Mahaney subbing out for UConn	34	30
2:02	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	34	30
2:02	Ryan Mela missed Free Throw.	34	30
2:01	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	30
1:45	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	36	30
1:22	Corey Floyd Jr. missed Jumper.	36	30
1:18	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	36	30
1:12	Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	39	30
0:52	Wesley Cardet Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Floyd Jr..	39	33
0:39	UConn Timeout	39	33
0:21	Hassan Diarra Turnover.	39	33
0:21	Christ Essandoko Steal.	39	33
0:21	Christ Essandoko Turnover.	39	33
0:21	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	39	33
0:21	Jayden Ross subbing out for UConn	39	33
0:21	Solo Ball subbing in for UConn	39	33
0:21	Liam McNeeley subbing in for UConn	39	33
0:01	Alex Karaban made Jumper.	41	33
0:00	End of 1st half	41	33

Liam McNeeley gets the and-1 for UConn

0:20

Alex Karaban gets nice layup for UConn

0:20

Amica Mutual Pavilion

12:00 PM, March 1, 2025Coverage: CBS

Providence, RI

Line: CONN -6.5

Over/Under: 147.5

Attendance: 12,400

Referees:
Jeff Clark
John Gaffney
Tim Smith

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
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	19-14
Georgetown	8-12	10	17-15
Butler	6-14	12	14-19
Providence	6-14	12	12-20
DePaul	4-16	14	14-19
Seton Hall	2-18	16	7-25

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