On Jan.18, 2020, UConn coach Dan Hurley declared, “It’s coming,” after his team had lost a close game to Villanova. On Tuesday night at a packed XL Center, and in dramatic fashion, the Huskies may have finally arrived.
Seconds after Tyler Polley hit a three to cut a Villanova lead to one, R.J Cole then hit the game-winning layup with 5.9 seconds left leading to a stunning 71-69 signature win for the Huskies, and they did it without Hurley, who had been ejected in the first half.
Although UConn may have been led by Adama Sanogo’s 20 points, it was Cole and Polley who came through when it mattered most. Cole had 12 points including the clutch bucket and Isaiah Whaley had 13. The Huskies defeated Villanova for the first time since 2014.
