No. 10 Marquette rebounds in OT after potential winner waved off, beats Villanova 71-65 in Big East
Kam Jones scored 18 points, Oso Ighodaro’s only basket was a huge one with 18 seconds left in overtime and No. 10 Marquette rebounded from having a potential game-winning buzzer-beater waved off in regulation to beat sixth-seeded Villanova 71-65 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals
By RALPH D. RUSSO
Published - Mar 15, 2024, 02:10 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 15, 2024, 02:10 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Kam Jones and Marquette thought they executed their play perfectly with 2.3 seconds left in regulation to beat the buzzer and Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Not quite. The 10th-ranked Golden Eagles had to go to overtime to finish the job Thursday night.
Jones scored 18 points, Oso Ighodaro's only basket was a huge one with 18 seconds remaining in OT and Marquette rebounded from having a potential winner waved off in regulation to beat Villanova 71-65.
“Any time you have a shot that goes in and you got a high of feeling like you won and then it gets taken away from you, that can be dangerous, but I liked the look there in our guys’ eyes," Marquette coach Shaka Smart said.
