UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	34	39	73
VILL	32	31	63

Game Recap

No. 5 UConn uses a dominant second half to beat Villanova 73-63. Alex Karaban scored 12 points, Tarris Reed Jr. added 11 and No. 5 UConn used a dominating second half to defeat Villanova 73-63 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	34	5-8	0-2	2-2	5	2	1	2	1	1	12
5Tarris Reed Jr.	23	5-5	0-0	1-2	6	3	1	3	2	4	11
24Braylon Mullins	25	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	5	10
2Silas Demary Jr.	29	3-12	1-5	2-2	3	6	0	0	7	0	9
1Solo Ball	30	4-8	1-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	9
23Jayden Ross	17	0-1	0-1	4-5	2	1	0	2	2	1	4
3Jaylin Stewart	13	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	0	6
12Eric Reibe	17	3-5	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	1	8
0Malachi Smith	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	28-5154.9%	6-1931.6%	11-1384.6%	32	19	3	8	14	15	73

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	34	5-9	2-5	1-1	4	0	1	1	0	1	13
24Duke Brennan	29	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	1	1	1	2	3	7
4Tyler Perkins	32	6-13	2-5	1-2	6	2	0	0	1	4	15
2Bryce Lindsay	20	2-6	1-4	4-4	1	2	1	0	1	1	9
55Acaden Lewis	25	5-13	1-4	0-2	1	4	2	0	2	1	11
17Braden Pierce	11	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
7Malachi Palmer	18	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
0Chris Jeffrey	13	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	1	4
5Devin Askew	18	0-5	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	6-2425.0%	9-1464.3%	18	12	8	4	9	14	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNVILL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UConn.
+2 (19:44) Tyler Perkins makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
02
(19:25) Silas Demary Jr. misses driving layup.
(19:22) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Bryce Lindsay out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:38) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 9-foot hook shot (Alex Karaban assists).
22
+3 (18:20) Tyler Perkins makes 28-foot three point jumper.
25
+2 (17:57) Tarris Reed Jr. makes layup (Braylon Mullins assists).
45
+3 (17:50) Tyler Perkins makes 29-foot three point jumper.
48
+3 (17:21) Silas Demary Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer.
78
(17:09) Acaden Lewis misses layup.
(17:09) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(17:04) Acaden Lewis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:03) Acaden Lewis makes 9-foot hook shot.
710
(16:51) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:47) Matt Hodge misses layup.
(16:47) Alex Karaban Block.
(16:46) UConn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Silas Demary Jr. makes driving layup.
910
(16:17) Tyler Perkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:14) UConn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:00) Braylon Mullins makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
1110
+2 (15:38) Bryce Lindsay makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
1112
+2 (15:17) Alex Karaban makes layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
1312
(14:56) Bryce Lindsay misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:52) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Silas Demary Jr. misses driving layup.
(14:50) Matt Hodge Block.
(14:46) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(14:45) Braylon Mullins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:39) Solo Ball makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1512
+2 (14:21) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
1514
(13:55) Solo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:51) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
+1 (13:44) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 1 of 2.
1515
+1 (13:44) Bryce Lindsay makes free throw 2 of 2.
1516
(13:15) Silas Demary Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:12) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Devin Askew misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(12:44) Jayden Ross Block.
(12:41) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(12:41) team shot clock turnover .
(12:25) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
+1 (12:25) Jayden Ross makes free throw 1 of 3.
1616
(12:25) Jayden Ross misses free throw 2 of 3.
(12:25) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:25) Jayden Ross makes free throw 3 of 3.
1716
(12:13) Devin Askew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:08) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Malachi Smith makes driving layup (Eric Reibe assists).
1916
+2 (11:29) Chris Jeffrey makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
1918
+2 (10:58) Eric Reibe makes layup (Solo Ball assists).
2118
(10:27) Devin Askew bad pass turnover.
(10:27) Jaylin Stewart Steal.
+2 (10:23) Solo Ball makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists).
2318
+2 (10:07) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
2320
(9:43) Jaylin Stewart bad pass turnover.
(9:43) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+3 (9:20) Acaden Lewis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyler Perkins assists).
2323
(8:53) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(8:52) Foul on Bryce Lindsay.
+2 (8:42) Alex Karaban makes driving layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists).
2523
(8:30) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(8:28) Bryce Lindsay misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:25) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Tyler Perkins misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:56) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Matt Hodge Steal.
(7:39) Acaden Lewis misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:35) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
(7:17) Alex Karaban bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:03) Matt Hodge makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
2525
(7:03) Foul on Alex Karaban.
+1 (7:03) Matt Hodge makes free throw 1 of 1.
2526
(6:40) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:40) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (6:36) Tyler Perkins makes 2-foot dunk (Acaden Lewis assists).
2528
+2 (6:09) Solo Ball makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Tarris Reed Jr. assists).
2728
(5:56) Acaden Lewis misses driving layup.
(5:54) Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Solo Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Villanova Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(5:33) Acaden Lewis misses 20-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:29) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Braylon Mullins misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(5:16) Matt Hodge Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Matt Hodge misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:43) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(4:43) Duke Brennan Steal.
(4:39) Malachi Palmer misses driving layup.
(4:35) Matt Hodge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:35) Matt Hodge makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2730
+3 (4:21) Braylon Mullins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malachi Smith assists).
3030
(4:04) Devin Askew misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Solo Ball Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Eric Reibe misses layup.
(3:51) Braden Pierce Block.
(3:47) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Chris Jeffrey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:33) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Malachi Smith misses driving layup.
(3:14) Chris Jeffrey Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Malachi Palmer misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Braylon Mullins bad pass turnover.
(2:42) Chris Jeffrey Steal.
(2:37) Devin Askew misses driving layup.
(2:37) Alex Karaban Block.
(2:34) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
+2 (2:06) Eric Reibe makes layup (Alex Karaban assists).
3230
(1:45) Tyler Perkins misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:41) Braylon Mullins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Silas Demary Jr. makes 10-foot step back jumpshot.
3430
+2 (1:05) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
3432
(0:44) Silas Demary Jr. misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(0:44) Braden Pierce Block.
(0:38) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Matt Hodge misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:35) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(0:27) Tyler Perkins misses 4-foot jumper.
(0:24) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(0:23) Duke Brennan misses layup.
(0:23) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(0:23) Eric Reibe Block.
(0:04) Silas Demary Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) UConn Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

VILL

73Points63

28-51(54.9%)Field Goal(%)24-59(40.7%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)6-24(25.0%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)24(11)

19Assists12

3Steals8

8Blocks4

14Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

21Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 20,261 (98.9%)

tv: TNT

spread: CONN -3.5

over/under: 141.5