After splitting the season series with UConn, Villanova won a thriller at Madison Square Garden, 63-60, to advance to the Big East Tournament championship game.
Once again, it came down to the final seconds for the game to be decided, as Collin Gillespie went one-for-two from the free-throw line to make it 63-60 for Villanova with three seconds remaining.
With no timeouts left, UConn rebounded Gillespie’s rare free-throw miss, yet had to resort to a half-court heave that was off the mark.
Jermaine Samuels led the way with a double-double, finishing with 21 points and 12 rebounds, in spite of reported back spasms that kept him out of the starting lineup last night.