Everyone thought it was a done deal for Villanova after Dan Hurley got ejected after hyping up the crowd late in the first half. Everyone was wrong. Just weeks away from the Big East tournament, UConn appears to be the one team in the conference that won’t get off everyone’s nerves.
The Cats had a relatively balanced performance as a whole — 17 points from Collin Gillespie, 15 from Brandon Slater, 13 from Jermaine Samuels, and 12 from Justin Moore. Despite the even effort and a largely successful job of moving the ball around, Villanova couldn’t quite overcome the physical nature of the Huskies down the stretch.