Villanova Wildcats vs. UConn Huskies

Feb 24, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	21	33	54
CONN	31	47	78

Game Recap

Villanova Wildcats vs UConn Huskies game highlights

Spencer scores 25 points, Newton has a triple-double and top-ranked UConn beats Villanova 78-54. UConn coach Dan Hurley believes he has the best backcourt in the Big East and was confident his guards would not let the Huskies lose two games in a row.

Player Stats

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
43Eric Dixon	32	7-19	2-8	4-4	8	0	2	0	0	3	20
2Mark Armstrong	23	3-9	0-3	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	3	8
0TJ Bamba	34	5-16	0-5	3-5	5	0	0	2	1	1	13
5Justin Moore	31	3-6	1-3	0-1	4	1	0	0	1	4	7
13Hakim Hart	25	1-5	0-2	0-1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2
14Lance Ware	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23Tyler Burton	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Brendan Hausen	18	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15Jordan Longino	15	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2	4


TOTAL	-	21-6333.3%	3-2412.5%	9-1369.2%	28	6	5	3	3	13	54

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	34	1-8	1-7	0-0	2	0	1	3	0	2	3
32Donovan Clingan	26	4-6	0-0	5-6	6	0	0	1	1	2	13
5Stephon Castle	31	3-9	2-6	6-6	6	1	0	2	2	2	14
2Tristen Newton	37	3-10	2-6	2-2	16	10	0	0	3	1	10
12Cam Spencer	36	9-13	5-8	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	2	25
23Jayden Ross	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jaylin Stewart	6	0-3	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
33Apostolos Roumoglou	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Samson Johnson	14	1-1	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	1	3	3
1Solo Ball	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Hassan Diarra	16	3-6	0-3	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	1	8
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	10-3231.3%	20-2290.9%	41	14	2	7	7	13	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVILLCONN

+3 (19:40) Stephon Castle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
03
(19:17) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:13) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Stephon Castle missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:54) Mark Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) TJ Bamba missed Layup.
(18:45) Stephon Castle Block.
(18:43) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(18:36) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(18:34) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Stephon Castle Turnover.
(18:26) Eric Dixon Steal.
(18:23) Eric Dixon missed Dunk.
(18:20) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Stephon Castle Turnover.
(18:00) Hakim Hart Steal.
+2 (17:50) Eric Dixon made Jumper.
23
(17:37) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:33) Stephon Castle Offensive Rebound.
(17:30) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:27) Donovan Clingan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Donovan Clingan made Layup.
25
(16:56) TJ Bamba missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:53) TJ Bamba Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Hakim Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:47) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Stephon Castle missed Layup.
(16:27) Hakim Hart Block.
(16:25) Hakim Hart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Eric Dixon made Layup.
45
(15:51) Alex Karaban missed Layup.
(15:51) TJ Bamba Block.
(15:48) Donovan Clingan Offensive Rebound.
(15:48) Foul on Eric Dixon.
(15:41) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:20) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper.
48
(14:51) Foul on Samson Johnson.
+1 (14:51) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
58
+1 (14:51) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
68
(14:31) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:27) Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) TJ Bamba made Layup.
88
(13:41) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:37) TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) TJ Bamba missed Layup.
(13:30) Samson Johnson Block.
(13:29) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(13:20) Brendan Hausen missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:17) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Tristen Newton missed Jumper.
(12:47) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:38) Justin Moore made Jumper.
108
+2 (12:22) Stephon Castle made Jumper.
1010
(11:42) Tyler Burton missed Jumper.
(11:42) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Alex Karaban Block.
+2 (11:35) Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1012
(11:06) TJ Bamba missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:55) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Samson Johnson Turnover.
(10:31) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(10:28) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:56) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
(9:37) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:34) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:26) Donovan Clingan made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Castle.
1014
(8:56) Eric Dixon missed Layup.
(8:56) Donovan Clingan Block.
(8:54) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Stephon Castle missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:28) Mark Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(8:03) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:45) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
1017
(7:18) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:15) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Donovan Clingan missed Layup.
(7:05) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) TJ Bamba made Layup.
1217
(6:26) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:22) Tristen Newton Offensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on Justin Moore.
(6:10) Donovan Clingan missed Free Throw.
(6:10) UConn Offensive Rebound.
+1 (6:10) Donovan Clingan made Free Throw.
1218
+3 (5:57) Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lance Ware.
1518
+3 (5:29) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper.
1521
+2 (5:09) Mark Armstrong made Jumper.
1721
(4:43) Stephon Castle missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:39) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) TJ Bamba missed Jumper.
(4:24) Stephon Castle Block.
(4:21) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Foul on Mark Armstrong.
+1 (4:17) Stephon Castle made Free Throw.
1722
+1 (4:17) Stephon Castle made Free Throw.
1723
(4:02) Foul on Cam Spencer.
(3:51) Jordan Longino missed Layup.
(3:51) Alex Karaban Block.
(3:48) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(3:27) Hakim Hart missed Layup.
(3:27) Alex Karaban Block.
(3:24) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:20) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
1726
(2:58) Mark Armstrong missed Layup.
(2:56) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(2:53) Mark Armstrong Steal.
+2 (2:50) TJ Bamba made Dunk. Assisted by Hakim Hart.
1926
(2:17) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:14) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:57) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:52) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
1929
(1:39) Foul on Tristen Newton.
+2 (1:17) Eric Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Hakim Hart.
2129
+2 (0:46) Tristen Newton made Jumper.
2131
(0:16) TJ Bamba missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:11) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Stephon Castle missed Layup.
(0:00) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

CONN

54Points78

21-63(33.3%)Field Goal(%)24-56(42.9%)

3-24(12.5%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)20-22(90.9%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(8)

6Assists14

5Steals2

3Blocks7

3Turnovers7

13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

2Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 10,299 (101.3%)