R.J. Cole canned a runner with 5.9 seconds left Tuesday night as No. 21 UConn rallied from a four-point deficit in the last 30 seconds to beat No. 8 Villanova 71–69 in Hartford, Connecticut.
After the Huskies (20–7, 11–5 Big East) forced a turnover, Cole drove on Brandon Slater, gained the lane, and sank a short shot as the sellout crowd at XL Center went wild. Cole then drew an offensive foul on Collin Gillespie’s drive to the basket with 1.1 seconds remaining.
