UConn Defeats No. 20 Marquette for Second Time This Season, 72-66

UConn staved off a storming Marquette, surviving a late-run to pull out a 72-66 victory on Wednesday. The win means the Huskies sweep the Golden Eagles in this season’s series and the two teams are now tied for third place in the Big East conference. 

UConn ripped off 10 straight points with dunks by Jaylin Stewart, Tarris Reed Jr. and Samson Johnson to take a 61-54 lead with 7:49 remaining. The Golden Eagles, answered, doubling them up with a 12-6 run over the next seven minutes to bring it to 67-66. Senior Kam Jones scored seven of the 12 points, including a pair of layups that cut the margin to one. But with 23.7 seconds left, Reed kicked a pass out to Alex Karaban for a right-wing 3-pointer that put the game on ice.  

Karaban scored 21 points, including that pivotal 3-pointer, to lift UConn over No. 20 Marquette.