Daily News | In a Big East classic, UConn rallies past Villanova, 71-69
Seeing there was time, Collin Gillespie drove an extra step, looking for the foul, and a chance for the win. The whistle blew. A crazy ending? Sure, but not in Villanova’s favor. Charge on Gillespie, R.J. Cole, hero of the night, getting there for Connecticut to draw it. This game was that close, in doubt even after the whistle blew with a second left.
A Gillespie drive had produced two free throws for a lead with 93 seconds left. A Cole drive at the other end was denied by Brandon Slater. Then Slater drew a foul with 47 seconds left. His foul shot pushed Villanova’s lead to 69-65. Turnover at the other end. “Down the stretch, they made the plays, we didn’t make the plays,” said Villanova coach Jay Wright. “It was that close.”Juwan Howard should miss tournaments, Phil Martelli should finish at Michigan. Fire Howard? Maybe later | Marcus HayesExcept it didn’t have Connecticut coach Dan Hurley by the end. Hurley got a quick and surprising technical with just under five minutes left for protesting a lack of a foul call, hitting the scorer’s table.
That didn’t last. Cole hit a quick three, UConn scored again off an offensive rebound, and quickly got the lead back, taking it into halftime, 33-32.UConn got hot immediately after halftime but the Huskies couldn’t get fully away from Villanova, and most of the last 10 minutes, it was a single-possession game. A Samuels three-pointer with just under three minutes left gave Villanova a 65-61 lead. UConn answered right back inside. There were 18 lead changes by the end.
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