Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 factors and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in additional time Tuesday night time.
Alex Karaban added 19 factors, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Huskies (14-5, 6-2 Huge East), who had been coming off a loss at house to Creighton final Saturday. The 2-time defending nationwide champions are 2-2 since an eight-game profitable streak.
Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. every had 14 factors. Reed gave UConn an 80-76 lead on a basket with 19.9 seconds left in OT after Karaban had the ball stripped on his method to the ring.
Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler (8-11, 1-7) however missed a pair of 3-pointers within the remaining 3 seconds that might have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.
Finley Bizback added 17 factors and Andre Screen had 13 factors and 9 rebounds.
UConn led by 15 within the first half and 39-31 at halftime. Butler erased a nine-point deficit within the remaining 6:50 of regulation and took a two-point lead earlier than Karaban’s jumper with 1:43 left despatched the sport to additional time tied at 68.
Takeaways
Butler: Fell to 0-11 in opposition to UConn. The primary assembly got here within the 2011 NCAA championship recreation.
UConn: Karaban made his 94th profession begin for the Huskies regardless of sustaining an ankle harm late in Saturday’s loss to Creighton. UConn freshman Liam McNeeley missed his fifth consecutive recreation with an ankle harm.
Key second
Butler led early in additional time earlier than Karaban tied the rating with a three-point play after which Ball hit a 3-pointer.
Key stat
UConn was 4-for-6 from the sector in additional time after struggling to hit photographs down the stretch in regulation.
Up subsequent
Butler hosts DePaul on Saturday, and UConn visits Xavier.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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