Villanova upset No. 9 UConn, 68-66, in a nail-biter Wednesday night at a raucous Finneran Pavilion. The Wildcats (10-5, 4-1 Big East) held a 32-25 halftime advantage by forcing nine first-half turnovers and limiting UConn’s high-octane offense to a 37 percent clip from three-point range.

VILLANOVA, Pa. — Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left.

The UConn men's basketball team will try to shut down nation's scoring leader Eric Dixon on Wednesday at Villanova. It won't be easy.

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to propel host Villanova to a 68-66 upset of No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night. In a raucous atmosphere in Villanova's on-campus gym, Wooga Poplar added 18 points as the Wildcats (11-5,

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left.

With 1 minute and 7 seconds left Wednesday night, Villanova led No. 9 UConn by one precarious point. The Wildcats had two choices: lose narrowly to the two-time defending men’s national champion, or claim a massive Big East win.

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to propel host Villanova to a 68-66 upset of No. 9 UConn Wednesday night.

UConn men’s basketball suffered its first Big East loss of the season Wednesday night as the Huskies fell to Villanova 68-66 on the road. The loss snapped UConn’s eight-game win streak since the Maui Invitational.