Overview
- Top-ranked UConn improved to 18-0 overall and 9-0 in the Big East and logged its 47th consecutive regular-season league win, according to the Associated Press.
- Azzi Fudd scored 14 points, KK Arnold added 13 with seven assists and four steals, and Blanca Quiñonez chipped in 13 for the Huskies.
- Villanova fell to 14-4 (7-2 Big East), shooting a season-low 27.7% as leading scorer Jasmine Bascoe was held to eight points.
- Freshman Kennedy Henry led Villanova with 12 points and three 3-pointers, with Brynn McCurry adding 11.
- The game at Gampel Pavilion included a Huskies of Honor induction for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 UConn teams, as UConn again played without Jana El Alfy, Morgan Cheli, and Ice Brady; next up are Notre Dame for UConn on Monday and Butler for Villanova on Sunday.