UConn beats Villanova 66-65, wins second straight game since hitting No. 1 in AP Top 25
Alex Karaban hit the decisive 3-pointer for No. 1 UConn with 2:43 left in the game that settled a fantastic Big East matchup, Tristen Newton scored 25 points, Cam Spencer had 14 and the Huskies held off persistent Villanova 66-65 at a packed Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Karaban hit the decisive 3-pointer for No. 1 UConn with 2:43 left in the game that settled a fantastic Big East matchup, Tristen Newton scored 25 points and the Huskies held off persistent Villanova 66-65 at a packed Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night.
Cam Spencer had 14 points for the Huskies (17-2, 7-1 Big East), who are 2-0 since they were voted No. 1 the AP Top 25 in the regular season for the first time in 15 years. UConn hit No. 1 in the Top 25 for the first time since it spent four weeks there in the second half of the 2008-09 season, which ended with the Huskies reaching the Final Four.
Not bad.
But these Huskies are the reigning national champions and are trying to become the first program to win back-to-back titles since Florida in 2006-07. They’ve won seven straight games and won’t play against a ranked team -- as of this week’s poll -- until Feb. 17 against No. 17 Marquette. That’s six more games for the Huskies to fatten their record and be on pace for an 11th regular-season Big East championship
