No. 10 Marquette rebounds in OT after potential winner waved off, beats Villanova 71-65 in Big East
NEW YORK (AP) Kam Jones and Marquette thought they executed their play perfectly with 2.3 seconds left in regulation to beat the buzzer and Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Not quite. The 10th-ranked Golden Eagles had to go to overtime to finish the job Thursday night.
Jones scored 18 points, Oso Ighodaro's only basket was a huge one with 18 seconds remaining in OT and Marquette rebounded from having a potential winner waved off in regulation to beat Villanova 71-65.
“Any time you have a shot that goes in and you got a high of feeling like you won and then it gets taken away from you, that can be dangerous, but I liked the look there in our guys’ eyes," Marquette coach Shaka Smart said.
The third-seeded and defending champion Golden Eagles (24-8) will face seventh-seeded Providence in the nightcap of Friday night’s semifinal doubleheader at Madison Square Garden.
Eric Dixon led sixth-seeded Villanova (18-15) with 19 points, TJ Bamba made three free throws with 1:50 left in the second half to tie it at 58 and neither team scored in regulation again.
Though the Golden Eagles came awfully close.
They inbounded with 2.3 seconds left to Ighodaro at the top of the lane and he passed to Jones cutting toward the baseline for a flip shot at the buzzer. It appeared Marquette had won. After a lengthy review, officials said the ball was still on Jones' finger tips when time expired. It was about as close as it could get to being game over for 'Nova.
The Wildcats celebrated, granted a stay.
"We practice responding,” said guard David Joplin, who scored Marquette's first five points in overtime.
Ighodaro's jump hook with the shot clock winding down made it 69-65 with 18 seconds left.
"That’s exactly what we were trying to do,” Smart said. “We believe in the guy. He’s a warrior.”
Marquette's big man and third-leading scorer finished with a season-low four points on 1-for-5 shooting.
“They made some really tough shots when they had to,” Villanova coach Kyle Neptune said.
The Golden Eagles were playing their fourth straight game without injured point guard Tyler Kolek (oblique), last season’s Big East player of the year.
Marquette lost to UConn and Creighton without Kolek before winning its regular-season finale against Xavier and then escaping against Villanova.
Smart said Kolek has been practicing, would not definitively rule him out of the Big East Tournament and remained confident he would be back for the NCAA Tournament next week.
A night after needing a 3-pointer in the final seconds from Justin Moore to barely avoid elimination in the first round by last-place DePaul, Villanova found itself in another tight, physical game.
Dixon scored 13 in the first half, including a jumper with 14 seconds left that put Villanova up 29-28 at the break.
Marquette started the second half with an 11-2 run, sparked by Stevie Mitchell’s six straight points in the paint. Mitchell finished with 15 points.
The Golden Eagles never could pull away and Villanova made a charge behind Bamba (12 points) and Moore, who swished a long 2 with 7:08 left to give the Wildcats a 51-50 lead.
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Marquette split two games with Providence in the regular season.
Villanova, which won five Big East Tournament championships from 2015-22, exited in the quarterfinals for the second straight season under Neptune, its second-year coach. The Wildcats are in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for two consecutive seasons, which has not happened since 2003 and ’04.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Eric Dixon vs. Oso Ighodaro (Wildcats gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
19:37 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
19:22 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
19:20 | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | |||
19:09 | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point layup (Eric Dixon assists) | 2-0 | |
18:50 | Chase Ross misses two point jump shot | |||
18:48 | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot | |||
18:37 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
18:20 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:04 | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists) | 4-2 | |
17:53 | Chase Ross misses two point layup | |||
17:51 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
17:30 | Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot | |||
17:28 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
17:19 | Oso Ighodaro turnover (bad pass) | |||
16:59 | Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot | |||
16:57 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
16:50 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
16:48 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Tyler Burton turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | |||
16:21 | +3 | Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists) | 4-5 | |
15:59 | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
15:58 | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | |||
15:58 | Tyler Burton personal foul | |||
15:58 | TV timeout | |||
15:43 | +3 | David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 4-8 | |
15:10 | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Justin Moore assists) | 6-8 | |
14:58 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
14:56 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
14:49 | +3 | Hakim Hart makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 9-8 | |
14:29 | David Joplin misses two point jump shot | |||
14:27 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
14:18 | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 12-8 | |
13:50 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 12-10 | |
13:36 | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | |||
13:36 | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | |||
13:09 | TJ Bamba shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul) | |||
13:09 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 | |
13:09 | +1 | David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 | |
12:44 | +3 | Hakim Hart makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists) | 15-12 | |
12:17 | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
12:15 | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | |||
12:09 | TJ Bamba turnover (traveling) | |||
11:57 | Tre Norman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:55 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
11:43 | TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | Hakim Hart misses two point jump shot | |||
10:54 | Ben Gold defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
10:41 | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
10:29 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | |||
10:07 | Brendan Hausen turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | |||
9:54 | +3 | Tre Norman makes three point jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 15-15 | |
9:46 | Chase Ross personal foul | |||
9:46 | TV timeout | |||
9:20 | Kam Jones personal foul | |||
9:11 | +3 | Tyler Burton makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists) | 18-15 | |
8:54 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists) | 18-17 | |
8:29 | TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
8:15 | Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot | |||
8:13 | Ben Gold offensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Tyler Burton personal foul | |||
7:59 | Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup | |||
7:57 | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | |||
7:39 | Brendan Hausen turnover (lost ball) (Kam Jones steals) | |||
7:28 | Mark Armstrong personal foul | |||
7:28 | TV timeout | |||
7:24 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
7:22 | Mark Armstrong defensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
7:08 | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | |||
6:53 | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | |||
6:51 | Wildcats defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | Zaide Lowery personal foul | |||
6:26 | Hakim Hart turnover (traveling) | |||
6:15 | Kam Jones turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:55 | Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot | |||
5:53 | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | |||
5:37 | Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | |||
5:37 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 | |
5:37 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-17 | |
5:12 | +3 | Kam Jones makes three point jump shot | 20-20 | |
4:46 | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | |||
4:44 | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | |||
4:35 | Hakim Hart personal foul | |||
4:21 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
4:19 | Justin Moore defensive rebound | |||
4:09 | Hakim Hart offensive foul | |||
4:09 | Hakim Hart turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:44 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 20-22 | |
3:20 | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | |||
3:18 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
2:53 | Brendan Hausen shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
2:53 | TV timeout | |||
2:53 | +1 | Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 | |
2:53 | Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:53 | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | +3 | Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists) | 23-23 | |
2:12 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
2:10 | Mark Armstrong defensive rebound | |||
1:55 | Chase Ross shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | |||
1:55 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-23 | |
1:55 | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 | |
1:33 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tre Norman assists) | 25-26 | |
1:16 | +2 | Mark Armstrong makes two point layup | 27-26 | |
1:08 | Kam Jones turnover (lost ball) (Justin Moore steals) | |||
1:07 | Kam Jones personal foul | |||
0:58 | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | |||
0:56 | Chase Ross defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | Tre Norman misses two point jump shot | |||
0:34 | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
0:33 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 27-28 | |
0:33 | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
0:15 | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point hook shot | 29-28 | |
0:04 | Eric Dixon blocks Oso Ighodaro's two point layup | |||
0:02 | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Wildcats offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:50 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 29-30 | |
19:16 | Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot | |||
19:14 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
19:07 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point dunk (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 29-32 | |
18:49 | Eric Dixon offensive foul | |||
18:49 | Eric Dixon turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:18 |