UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats

Jan 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	25	41	66
VILL	32	36	68

Game Recap

Dixon heats up in 2nd half to lead Villanova to 68-66 win over No. 9 UConn. Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies' Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	36	4-10	2-7	0-2	3	4	0	0	3	1	10
3Jaylin Stewart	32	6-9	2-5	0-0	3	2	0	2	0	3	14
35Samson Johnson	21	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	4	6
1Solo Ball	32	6-14	4-10	0-0	4	4	2	0	0	0	16
10Hassan Diarra	30	4-5	1-1	2-2	4	9	1	0	2	3	11
23Jayden Ross	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	3
5Tarris Reed Jr.	19	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	3	3	6
0Ahmad Nowell	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
20Aidan Mahaney	13	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-5054.0%	10-2737.0%	2-450.0%	25	23	3	4	11	16	66

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Enoch Boakye	20	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
43Eric Dixon	40	6-20	2-8	9-9	1	2	1	1	0	1	23
5Wooga Poplar	36	6-10	3-6	3-4	4	0	1	0	1	1	18
2Jhamir Brickus	32	3-8	1-2	0-0	4	5	1	0	1	1	7
15Jordan Longino	35	5-9	2-3	0-0	3	1	2	1	0	2	12
0Josiah Moseley	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Tyler Perkins	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	1	2
1Kris Parker	13	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	0	4

TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	8-2040.0%	12-1392.3%	23	11	5	3	5	9	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNVILL

(19:41) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:38) Jhamir Brickus Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Jhamir Brickus Turnover.
+2 (19:01) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
20
+2 (18:37) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
22
+3 (18:10) Jaylin Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Solo Ball.
52
(17:48) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:44) Jhamir Brickus Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:39) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:24) Jhamir Brickus Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:16) Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
55
(16:39) UConn Turnover.
+3 (16:29) Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.
58
+2 (16:04) Jaylin Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
78
(15:48) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(15:44) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(15:44) Jaylin Stewart Block.
(15:40) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Alex Karaban made Layup. Assisted by Jaylin Stewart.
98
(15:06) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(15:02) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Foul on Enoch Boakye.
+3 (14:27) Jaylin Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
128
+3 (13:57) Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper.
1211
(13:46) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:43) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(13:43) Samson Johnson Turnover.
+2 (13:30) Wooga Poplar made Layup.
1213
(13:08) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
(12:48) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(12:45) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:38) Jaylin Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1413
(12:06) Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.
(12:02) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:50) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
(11:22) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:22) Villanova Turnover.
(11:03) Alex Karaban Turnover.
(11:03) Jordan Longino Steal.
+2 (10:48) Jordan Longino made Jumper.
1415
+2 (10:24) Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
1615
(9:57) Tyler Perkins missed Layup.
(9:57) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(9:52) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:47) Josiah Moseley Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(9:34) Foul on Ahmad Nowell.
(9:33) Josiah Moseley Offensive Rebound.
(9:31) Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:29) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Tarris Reed Jr. Turnover.
(9:21) Jhamir Brickus Steal.
(9:14) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:10) Ahmad Nowell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:06) Jayden Ross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Nowell.
1915
+2 (8:42) Enoch Boakye made Dunk. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
1917
(8:25) Foul on Enoch Boakye.
(8:22) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
+2 (7:52) Jordan Longino made Layup. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
1919
+2 (7:33) Tarris Reed Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Solo Ball.
2119
(7:09) Jhamir Brickus missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:05) Wooga Poplar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:59) Kris Parker made Dunk. Assisted by Jhamir Brickus.
2121
(6:29) Ahmad Nowell missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:11) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(5:52) Tarris Reed Jr. Turnover.
(5:39) Wooga Poplar Turnover.
(5:11) Samson Johnson made Jumper.
2321
(4:50) Kris Parker Turnover.
(4:50) Solo Ball Steal.
(4:19) UConn Turnover.
(4:05) Kris Parker missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:03) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:40) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(3:31) Samson Johnson missed Jumper.
(3:28) Jhamir Brickus Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Tyler Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Kris Parker.
2323
(3:03) Solo Ball missed Layup.
(3:03) Tyler Perkins Block.
(2:59) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:58) Kris Parker made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
2325
(2:31) Jayden Ross Turnover.
(2:31) Wooga Poplar Steal.
+3 (2:26) Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Perkins.
2328
(1:57) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
+1 (1:57) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
2428
+1 (1:57) Hassan Diarra made Free Throw.
2528
+2 (1:43) Wooga Poplar made Layup.
2530
(1:21) Alex Karaban Turnover.
(1:21) Eric Dixon Steal.
(1:03) Jordan Longino missed Jumper.
(0:59) Josiah Moseley Offensive Rebound.
(0:45) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:41) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:30) Josiah Moseley Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(0:03) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+1 (0:03) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
2531
+1 (0:03) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
2532

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

VILL

66Points68

27-50(54.0%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

2-4(50.0%)Free Throw(%)12-13(92.3%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)23(7)

23Assists11

3Steals5

4Blocks3

13Turnovers6

16(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

4Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

attendance: 6,501 (100%)

tv: FS1