UConn 73-56 Villanova (Mar 13, 2025) Play-by-Play

Villanova Wildcats

19-14, 11-9 Big East

	1	2	T
VILL	36	20	56
CONN	31	42	73

UConn Huskies

23-9, 14-6 Big East

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

VILLANOVA

UCONN

TIME		VILL	CONN
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by UConn	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Villanova	0	0
19:44	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	0	2
19:15	Wooga Poplar Turnover.	0	2
19:15	Hassan Diarra Steal.	0	2
19:10	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:06	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:51	Foul on Eric Dixon.	0	2
18:51	Eric Dixon Turnover.	0	2
18:27	Samson Johnson Turnover.	0	2
18:11	Wooga Poplar missed Layup.	0	2
18:07	Enoch Boakye Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:07	Enoch Boakye missed Two Point Tip Shot.	0	2
18:07	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:56	Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.	0	4
17:31	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	2	4
17:08	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:06	Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:00	Foul on Solo Ball.	2	4
17:00	Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.	3	4
17:00	Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.	4	4
16:30	Liam McNeeley Turnover.	4	4
16:30	Eric Dixon Steal.	4	4
16:21	Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
16:19	UConn Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:19	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	4	4
16:19	Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova	4	4
16:01	Liam McNeeley made Layup.	4	6
15:37	Foul on Samson Johnson.	4	6
15:37	Official TV Timeout	4	6
15:37	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	4	6
15:37	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	4	6
15:37	Jordan Longino subbing out for Villanova	4	6
15:37	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	4	6
15:37	Enoch Boakye made Free Throw.	5	6
15:37	Enoch Boakye missed Free Throw.	5	6
15:35	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	5	6
15:14	Alex Karaban missed Layup.	5	6
15:11	Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.	5	6
15:09	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
15:06	Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.	5	6
14:49	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	7	6
14:21	Alex Karaban missed Jumper.	7	6
14:18	Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.	7	6
14:09	Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk.	7	8
13:39	Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.	10	8
13:16	Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
13:14	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	10	8
13:14	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	10	8
13:14	Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn	10	8
13:14	Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova	10	8
13:14	Jordan Longino subbing in for Villanova	10	8
13:01	Foul on Jaylin Stewart.	10	8
13:01	Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.	11	8
13:01	Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.	11	8
13:01	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	11	8
13:01	Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova	11	8
13:01	Jordann Dumont subbing in for Villanova	11	8
13:01	Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.	12	8
12:43	Liam McNeeley Turnover.	12	8
12:43	Enoch Boakye Steal.	12	8
12:29	Foul on Hassan Diarra.	12	8
12:29	Jordan Longino made Free Throw.	13	8
12:29	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	13	8
12:29	Liam McNeeley subbing out for UConn	13	8
12:29	Solo Ball subbing in for UConn	13	8
12:29	Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn	13	8
12:29	Jordan Longino made Free Throw.	14	8
12:13	Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
12:10	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	14	8
12:06	Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
12:02	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	14	8
11:53	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
11:50	Jordann Dumont Defensive Rebound.	14	8
11:33	Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.	17	8
11:02	Tarris Reed Jr. made Jumper.	17	10
10:39	Jordann Dumont missed Three Point Jumper.	17	10
10:37	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	10
10:27	Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylin Stewart.	17	13
10:05	Foul on Aidan Mahaney.	17	13
10:05	Official TV Timeout	17	13
10:05	Technical Foul on UConn.	17	13
10:05	Wooga Poplar subbing out for Villanova	17	13
10:05	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	17	13
10:05	Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova	17	13
10:05	Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova	17	13
10:05	Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.	18	13
10:05	Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.	19	13
10:05	Jordan Longino missed Free Throw.	19	13
10:05	Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.	19	13
10:05	Jordan Longino made Free Throw.	20	13
9:56	Foul on Tyler Perkins.	20	13
9:56	Jordann Dumont subbing out for Villanova	20	13
9:56	Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova	20	13
9:43	Jaylin Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.	20	15
9:14	Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.	20	15
9:11	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	20	15
9:05	Solo Ball made Layup.	20	17
8:39	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	20	17
8:36	Enoch Boakye Offensive Rebound.	20	17
8:32	Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova	20	17
8:32	Wooga Poplar subbing in for Villanova	20	17
8:28	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	22	17
8:08	Foul on Wooga Poplar.	22	17
8:08	Solo Ball made Free Throw.	22	18
8:08	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing out for UConn	22	18
8:08	Alex Karaban subbing out for UConn	22	18
8:08	Liam McNeeley subbing in for UConn	22	18
8:08	Samson Johnson subbing in for UConn	22	18
8:08	Solo Ball made Free Throw.	22	19
7:48	Eric Dixon missed Jumper.	22	19
7:45	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	22	19
7:38	Liam McNeeley Turnover.	22	19
7:38	Official TV Timeout	22	19
7:38	Aidan Mahaney subbing out for UConn	22	19
7:38	Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn	22	19
7:38	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	22	19
7:38	Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova	22	19
7:19	Wooga Poplar made Layup.	24	19
6:53	Jaylin Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Samson Johnson.	24	21
6:27	Foul on Hassan Diarra.	24	21
6:27	Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn	24	21
6:27	Alex Karaban subbing in for UConn	24	21
6:27	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	25	21
6:27	Eric Dixon made Free Throw.	26	21
6:27	Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova	26	21
6:27	Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova	26	21
6:12	Liam McNeeley made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	26	23
5:56	Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper.	29	23
5:31	Solo Ball Turnover.	29	23
5:31	Jhamir Brickus Steal.	29	23
5:30	Solo Ball subbing out for UConn	29	23
5:30	Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn	29	23
5:18	Jhamir Brickus missed Layup.	29	23
5:18	Samson Johnson Block.	29	23
5:18	Villanova Offensive Rebound.	29	23
5:16	Foul on Samson Johnson.	29	23
5:16	Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn	29	23
5:16	Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn	29	23
5:16	Wooga Poplar missed Free Throw.	29	23
5:15	Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.	29	23
4:56	Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.	29	23
4:52	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	29	23
4:42	Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.	29	23
4:39	Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.	29	23
4:28	Aidan Mahaney Turnover.	29	23
4:28	Enoch Boakye Steal.	29	23
4:06	Enoch Boakye missed Layup.	29	23
4:04	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	29	23
3:52	Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.	29	23
3:49	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	29	23
3:24	Jordan Longino missed Layup.	29	23
3:24	Tarris Reed Jr. Block.	29	23
3:21	Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.	29	23
3:15	Aidan Mahaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.	29	26
3:05	Villanova Timeout	29	26
3:05	Official TV Timeout	29	26
3:05	Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn	29	26
3:05	Solo Ball subbing in for UConn	29	26
3:05	Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova	29	26
3:05	Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova	29	26
2:48	Eric Dixon Turnover.	29	26
2:48	Aidan Mahaney Steal.	29	26
2:44	Aidan Mahaney made Layup.	29	28
2:23	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	31	28
2:05	Liam McNeeley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.	31	31
1:42	Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.	34	31
1:13	Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	34	31
1:11	Villanova Defensive Rebound.	34	31
0:46	Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.	34	31
0:43	Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	31
0:38	UConn Timeout	34	31
0:22	Liam McNeeley missed Layup.	34	31
0:19	Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.	34	31
0:02	Wooga Poplar made Jumper.	36	31
0:00	End of 1st half	36	31

Madison Square Garden

10:18 PM, March 13, 2025Coverage: FS1

New York, NY

Line: CONN -6.5

Over/Under: 134.5

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
Tim Clougherty
John Gaffney
Nathan Farrell

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
St. John's	18-2	-	28-4
Creighton	15-5	3	23-9
UConn	14-6	4	23-9
Marquette	13-7	5	23-9
Xavier	13-7	5	21-11
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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