Kemba Does it Again

Kemba Walker hit a drive down the lane with 2.5 seconds to play to give No. 8 Connecticut a 61-59 victory over No. 7 Villanova on Monday, snapping the Wildcats' 11-game winning streak.

Walker, who entered the game as the nation's second-leading scorer with a 25.6 average, finished with 24 points on a season-worst 6 of 18 from the field. Although he struggled against Villanova's aggressive man-to-man defense, the junior guard scored the Huskies' last seven points of the game.

Corey Fisher, who led Villanova (16-2, 4-1 Big East) with 28 points, tied the game at 59 with two free throws with 22 seconds left.

After a timeout, the Huskies (15-2, 4-2) ran down the clock before Walker started his winning drive inside halfcourt. Fisher's long shot from around halfcourt was off at the buzzer.

This was the sixth time Villanova and Connecticut played while both were in the top 10 and the Huskies have won four of them.

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