VILLANOVA, Pa. — Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left.

Villanova upset No. 9 UConn, 68-66, in a nail-biter Wednesday night at a raucous Finneran Pavilion. The Wildcats (10-5, 4-1 Big East) held a 32-25 halftime advantage by forcing nine first-half turnovers and limiting UConn’s high-octane offense to a 37 percent clip from three-point range.

UConn men’s basketball’s eight-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday night as the Huskies lost at Villanova’s Finneran Pavilion, 68-66. Both teams played extremely tough defense to start, as possessions routinely came down to the last few seconds of the shot clock.