Watch the No. 3 seed UConn Huskies (22-9, 14-6 Big East) head into the Big East Tournament against the No. 6 seed Villanova Wildcats (19-13, 11-9 Big East) on Thursday at Madison Square Garden,

The UConn men’s basketball team held Villanova to just 20 points on 20.8% shooting in the second half on Thursday night as Alex Karaban and Samson Johnson put the game away.

Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help Connecticut rally for a 73-56 victory over Villanova in a Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden.

Three seasons as men’s basketball coach at Villanova yielded three consecutive missed NCAA Tournaments for Kyle Neptune, and on Saturday morning, school leadership decided to change course. Villanova fired Neptune less than 48 hours after the Wildcats were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.

Although Neptune was given the unenviable task of filling the shoes of a coach who led Villanova to two national championships and four Final Fours, he struggled almost immediatel