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.

In an early January home game, Villanova beat UConn, the two-time defending champion. The Wildcats then led the Huskies by 14 points with 11 minutes to play last month on the road. But UConn closed the game on a 27-6 run and won by seven.