UConn's Shabazz Napier signals for three after making a buzzer-beater with less than a second left to lift the Huskies' 73-70 overtime win over Villanova at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Alex Oriakhi yells in celebration behind him.

UConn's Roscoe Smith puts his arm over Andre Drummond's shoulder during introductions before the game.

UConn's Jeremy Lamb tries to pull down a messy rebound during the first half of their basketball game against Villanova at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. UConn missed 10 straight field goals in the first half and the game was tied at the half with 30 points.

It started out doubtful that UConn's Shabazz Napier would play in Thursday's game but within minutes of the first half, Coach Blaney had him taking off his warm-ups to head into the Huskies' 73-70 overtime win over Villanova at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Napier had a strained ligament in his right foot but ended up sinking a buzzer-beating three in OT to win the game.

UConn's Andre Drummond passes around Villanova forward Markus Kennedy in the first half.

UConn waits for an inbounds pass during the first half.

Villanova head coach Jay Wright argues a call in the first half.

UConn's Roscoe Smith, bottom left, and Andre Drummond, middle, guard Villanova forward Markus Kennedy during the first half.

UConn's Andre Drummond dunks over Villanova's Markus Kennedy, Tyrone Johnson and Mouphtaou Yarou during the first half.

UConn's Roscoe Smith shoots during the Huskies' 73-70 overtime win over Villanova at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Smith started and played an unusual 40 minutes in the game, contributing strong defense.

UConn's Andre Drummond puts one in over Villanova forward Markus Kennedy during the first half.

UConn's Ryan Boatright can't quite make the shot with Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston defending.

UConn's Alex Oriakhi hangs in limbo after being called for a charging foul on a dunk during the second half.

UConn's Roscoe Smith, Andre Drummond and Jeremy Lamb watch the Huskies slip behind again in the second half.

Villanova's bench goes insane as Roscoe Smith catches an in-bounds pass intended for Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston at mid-court, helping the Huskies to tie the score and eventually pull out a 73-70 overtime win.

UConn's bench goes crazy for Alex Oriakhi's shot against Villanova that tied the game at 60 with 23 seconds left in regulation.

UConn's Roscoe Smith and Alex Oriakhi block Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston.

UConn's Shabazz Napier is fouled by Villanova's Tyrone Johnson, with Dominic Cheek defending (right) during the Huskies' 73-70 win over Villanova in OT.

UConn's Ryan Boatright seems to make a frantic flying leap over Villanova guard Tyrone Johnson.

UConn's bench reacts after an out-of-bounds ball is placed in their possession during OT.

UConn's George Blaney took the reins again for Jim Calhoun and led the Huskies to a 73-70 win over Villanova in OT.

UConn's Jeremy Lamb shoots a free throw as he scores 10 points in OT during the Huskies' 73-70 win over Villanova.

UConn's DeAndre Daniels, Tyler Olander and Niels Giffey sit with locked arms, holding their breath during free-throws in OT.

Villanova scored with seconds left in OT to tie the score before Shabazz Napier put in a buzzer-beating three to lift the Huskies' 73-70 over the Wildcats.

UConn's Shabazz Napier gets a huge hug from Ryan Boatright and cheers from Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith after sinking his buzzer-beating shot.

UConn's Shabazz Napier is greeted by fans with Alex Oriakhi in tow as the hero of the night. Napier sunk a three-point shot with 0.6 seconds showing on the clock to beat Villanova 73-70 in OT.