Villanova (56) vs UConn (73) · Mar 13, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 13, 2025

Game Recap

UConn uses late run to beat Villanova 73-56 in Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help Connecticut rally for a 73-56 victory over Villanova in a Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
VILL	36	20	56
CONN	31	42	73

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Enoch Boakye	28	0-2	0-0	3-4	4	0	3	0	1	2	3
43Eric Dixon	34	2-15	1-7	3-3	2	1	1	1	3	1	8
5Wooga Poplar	37	10-15	3-5	2-3	4	1	1	0	2	1	25
2Jhamir Brickus	35	1-6	1-4	5-6	0	2	1	0	0	3	8
15Jordan Longino	35	2-6	2-4	4-6	1	1	0	0	1	2	10
10Jordann Dumont	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Tyler Perkins	28	0-2	0-0	2-3	6	0	0	0	0	3	2





TOTAL	-	15-4731.9%	7-2133.3%	19-2576.0%	18	5	6	1	7	12	56

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
30Liam McNeeley	32	4-8	1-3	3-4	7	0	0	0	3	1	12
11Alex Karaban	37	5-9	4-6	4-4	9	6	1	1	1	2	18
35Samson Johnson	22	5-5	0-0	1-1	1	1	1	1	1	2	11
1Solo Ball	30	3-9	1-5	4-4	0	1	0	0	1	3	11
10Hassan Diarra	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	5	1	0	2	2	2
4Isaiah Abraham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Jayden Ross	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jaylin Stewart	20	3-6	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	7
5Tarris Reed Jr.	17	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	1	5
24Youssouf Singare	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Ahmad Nowell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Aidan Mahaney	16	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	2	7
TOTAL	-	26-4557.8%	8-2040.0%	13-1586.7%	28	17	4	3	9	14	73

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfvillconn

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UConn
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Villanova
+2 (19:44) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
02
(19:15) Wooga Poplar Turnover.
(19:15) Hassan Diarra Steal.
(19:10) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:06) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Foul on Eric Dixon.
(18:51) Eric Dixon Turnover.
(18:27) Samson Johnson Turnover.
(18:11) Wooga Poplar missed Layup.
(18:07) Enoch Boakye Offensive Rebound.
(18:07) Enoch Boakye missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(18:07) Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
04
+2 (17:31) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
24
(17:08) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:06) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(17:00) Foul on Solo Ball.
+1 (17:00) Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.
34
+1 (17:00) Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.
44
(16:30) Liam McNeeley Turnover.
(16:30) Eric Dixon Steal.
(16:21) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(16:19) Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova
(16:19) Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova
+2 (16:01) Liam McNeeley made Layup.
46
(15:37) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(15:37) Official TV Timeout
(15:37) Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn
(15:37) Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn
(15:37) Jordan Longino subbing out for Villanova
(15:37) Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova
+1 (15:37) Enoch Boakye made Free Throw.
56
(15:37) Enoch Boakye missed Free Throw.
(15:35) Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Alex Karaban missed Layup.
(15:11) Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.
(15:09) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:06) Wooga Poplar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:49) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
76
(14:21) Alex Karaban missed Jumper.
(14:18) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) Tarris Reed Jr. made Dunk.
78
+3 (13:39) Jhamir Brickus made Three Point Jumper.
108
(13:16) Liam McNeeley missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:14) Solo Ball subbing out for UConn
(13:14) Jaylin Stewart subbing in for UConn
(13:14) Jhamir Brickus subbing out for Villanova
(13:14) Jordan Longino subbing in for Villanova
(13:01) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+1 (13:01) Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.
118
(13:01) Tyler Perkins missed Free Throw.
(13:01) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:01) Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova
(13:01) Jordann Dumont subbing in for Villanova
+1 (13:01) Tyler Perkins made Free Throw.
128
(12:43) Liam McNeeley Turnover.
(12:43) Enoch Boakye Steal.
(12:29) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
+1 (12:29) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
138
(12:29) Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn
(12:29) Liam McNeeley subbing out for UConn
(12:29) Solo Ball subbing in for UConn
(12:29) Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn
+1 (12:29) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
148
(12:13) Jaylin Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:10) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Wooga Poplar missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:02) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:50) Jordann Dumont Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:33) Wooga Poplar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Longino.
178
+2 (11:02) Tarris Reed Jr. made Jumper.
1710
(10:39) Jordann Dumont missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:37) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:27) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylin Stewart.
1713
(10:05) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
(10:05) Official TV Timeout
(10:05) Technical Foul on UConn.
(10:05) Wooga Poplar subbing out for Villanova
(10:05) Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova
(10:05) Jhamir Brickus subbing in for Villanova
(10:05) Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova
+1 (10:05) Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.
1813
+1 (10:05) Jhamir Brickus made Free Throw.
1913
(10:05) Jordan Longino missed Free Throw.
(10:05) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:05) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
2013
(9:56) Foul on Tyler Perkins.
(9:56) Jordann Dumont subbing out for Villanova
(9:56) Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova
+2 (9:43) Jaylin Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.
2015
(9:14) Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
(9:11) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:05) Solo Ball made Layup.
2017
(8:39) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(8:36) Enoch Boakye Offensive Rebound.
(8:32) Tyler Perkins subbing out for Villanova
(8:32) Wooga Poplar subbing in for Villanova
+2 (8:28) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
2217
(8:08) Foul on Wooga Poplar.
+1 (8:08) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2218
(8:08) Tarris Reed Jr. subbing out for UConn
(8:08) Alex Karaban subbing out for UConn
(8:08) Liam McNeeley subbing in for UConn
(8:08) Samson Johnson subbing in for UConn
+1 (8:08) Solo Ball made Free Throw.
2219
(7:48) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
(7:45) Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Liam McNeeley Turnover.
(7:38) Official TV Timeout
(7:38) Aidan Mahaney subbing out for UConn
(7:38) Hassan Diarra subbing in for UConn
(7:38) Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova
(7:38) Tyler Perkins subbing in for Villanova
+2 (7:19) Wooga Poplar made Layup.
2419
+2 (6:53) Jaylin Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Samson Johnson.
2421
(6:27) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
(6:27) Hassan Diarra subbing out for UConn
(6:27) Alex Karaban subbing in for UConn
+1 (6:27) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
2521
+1 (6:27) Eric Dixon made Free Throw.
2621
(6:27) Eric Dixon subbing out for Villanova
(6:27) Enoch Boakye subbing in for Villanova
+2 (6:12) Liam McNeeley made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
2623
+3 (5:56) Jordan Longino made Three Point Jumper.
2923
(5:31) Solo Ball Turnover.
(5:31) Jhamir Brickus Steal.
(5:30) Solo Ball subbing out for UConn
(5:30) Aidan Mahaney subbing in for UConn
(5:18) Jhamir Brickus missed Layup.
(5:18) Samson Johnson Block.
(5:18) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(5:16) Foul on Samson Johnson.
(5:16) Samson Johnson subbing out for UConn
(5:16) Tarris Reed Jr. subbing in for UConn
(5:16) Wooga Poplar missed Free Throw.
(5:15) Liam McNeeley Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Aidan Mahaney missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:52) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Tyler Perkins missed Jumper.
(4:39) Jaylin Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Aidan Mahaney Turnover.
(4:28) Enoch Boakye Steal.
(4:06) Enoch Boakye missed Layup.
(4:04) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:49) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Jordan Longino missed Layup.
(3:24) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(3:21) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:15) Aidan Mahaney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
2926
(3:05) Villanova Timeout
(3:05) Official TV Timeout
(3:05) Jaylin Stewart subbing out for UConn
(3:05) Solo Ball subbing in for UConn
(3:05) Enoch Boakye subbing out for Villanova
(3:05) Eric Dixon subbing in for Villanova
(2:48) Eric Dixon Turnover.
(2:48) Aidan Mahaney Steal.
+2 (2:44) Aidan Mahaney made Layup.
2928
+2 (2:23) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
3128
+3 (2:05) Liam McNeeley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Mahaney.
3131
+3 (1:42) Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wooga Poplar.
3431
(1:13) Solo Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:11) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Jhamir Brickus missed Jumper.
(0:43) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) UConn Timeout
(0:22) Liam McNeeley missed Layup.
(0:19) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Wooga Poplar made Jumper.
3631
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

VILL

CONN

56Points73

15-47(31.9%)Field Goal(%)26-45(57.8%)

7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-20(40%)

19-25(76%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

22(7)Rebounds(Offensive)31(3)

5Assists17

6Steals4

1Blocks3

7Turnovers10

12(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

9Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, March 13, 2025 · 9:18 PM

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT

attendance: 19,812 (194.9%)

tv: FS1

spread: CONN -6.5

over/under: 134.5