NEW YORK — 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. The third-seeded Huskies (23-9) move on to play No. 2 seed Creighton in a Friday semifinal. The Bluejays had to go to a second overtime before beating 10th-seeded DePaul 85-81. The Blue Demons were aiming for the school's first semifinal appearance in the tournament. Top-seeded and sixth-ranked St. John's plays No. 5 seed Marquette in the other semifinal. Villanova's Eric Dixon needed 17 points to break Kerry Kittles' school record of 2,243 career points. He finished with eight on 2-for-15 shooting.
