No. 14 Villanova rallies behind Samuels to beat UConn 61-55
Jermaine Samuels scored 19 points and made the decisive three-point play that put No. 14 Villanova ahead for good in a 61-55 win over Connecticut on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UConn Huskies
55
Villanova Wildcats
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| VILL | 27 | 34 | 61 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 72-74 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 55-61
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 55-60
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 55-59
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 55-59
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 55-58
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 55-57
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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JumpShot 0:24 55-57
Christian Vital made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 53-57
Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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JumpShot 1:41 53-54
Alterique Gilbert made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 51-54
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 51-53
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 51-52
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 51-52
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 51-51
Foul on Akok Akok.
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LayUpShot 2:58 51-51
Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 51-49
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:16 51-48
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:16 51-47
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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PersonalFoul 4:44 51-47
Foul on Justin Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:12 51-47
Christian Vital made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alterique Gilbert.
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JumpShot 5:28 48-47
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 48-45
Foul on Christian Vital.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:16 48-45
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:16 48-44
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:16 48-43
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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JumpShot 6:45 48-43
Alterique Gilbert made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 46-43
James Bouknight made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 45-43
James Bouknight made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:30 44-43
James Bouknight made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:30 43-43
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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JumpShot 7:52 43-43
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:08 43-41
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 43-38
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 43-38
Foul on Cole Swider.
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PersonalFoul 10:00 43-38
Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
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PersonalFoul 10:08 43-38
Foul on Akok Akok.
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LayUpShot 10:31 43-38
Alterique Gilbert made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:00 41-38
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:03 41-35
Brendan Adams made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.
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JumpShot 12:41 39-35
Christian Vital made Jumper.
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JumpShot 13:12 37-35
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:29 37-33
Foul on Alterique Gilbert.
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LayUpShot 13:50 37-33
Christian Vital made Layup. Assisted by Alterique Gilbert.
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DunkShot 14:07 35-33
Akok Akok made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 14:39 33-33
Josh Carlton made Layup. Assisted by Alterique Gilbert.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:08 31-33
Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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LayUpShot 15:29 31-30
Alterique Gilbert made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:11 29-30
Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Vital.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:35 27-30
Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
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LayUpShot 17:06 27-27
Alterique Gilbert made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:25 25-27
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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JumpShot 18:05 25-27
Josh Carlton made Jumper.
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JumpShot 18:43 23-27
Christian Vital made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 21-27
Foul on Brandon Slater.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 21-27
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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PersonalFoul 1:57 21-27
Foul on Brandon Slater.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:42 21-27
Bryan Antoine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
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PersonalFoul 3:10 21-24
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:08 21-24
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saddiq Bey.
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JumpShot 4:34 21-21
Akok Akok made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 55-61
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 55-61
End of 2nd half
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Offensive Rebound 0:00 55-61
UConn Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 55-61
Christian Vital missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:02 55-61
UConn Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 55-61
UConn Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 55-61
Christian Vital missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 55-61
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 55-60
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 55-59
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 55-59
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:11 55-59
Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:13 55-59
UConn Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:13 55-59
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Block.
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LayUpShot 0:13 55-59
Alterique Gilbert missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 55-59
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 55-58
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 55-57
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:24 55-57
Villanova Timeout
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JumpShot 0:24 55-57
Christian Vital made Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:31 53-57
UConn Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:33 53-57
Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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Steal 1:01 53-54
Justin Moore Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:01 53-54
Alterique Gilbert Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 53-54
Alterique Gilbert Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:08 53-54
Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:41 53-54
Alterique Gilbert made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:02 51-54
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 51-54
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:05 51-53
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 51-52
Foul on Josh Carlton.
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JumpShot 2:07 51-52
Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 51-52
Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 51-52
Alterique Gilbert missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 51-52
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 51-51
Foul on Akok Akok.
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LayUpShot 2:58 51-51
Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:31 51-49
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:31 51-49
James Bouknight Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 51-49
Josh Carlton Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
CONN
VILL
25-51
FG
19-49
49
Field Goal %
39
2-15
3PT
11-23
13
Three Point %
48
3-3
FT
12-16
100
Free Throw %
75
35
Rebounds
23
10
Offensive Rebounds
7
25
Defensive Rebounds
16
10
Assists
12
1
Steals
9
6
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
23
8
Fast Break Points
9
36
Points in Paint
12
16
Fouls
12
7
Largest Lead
6
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