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No. 6 UConn bounces back, fends off pesky Butler
Solo Ball scored 24 points with six 3-pointers as UConn improved to 23-2 overall and 13-1 in Big East play, pulling away with a decisive 10-0 run.
- In Indianapolis, the UConn men's basketball team beat Butler 80-70 on Wednesday night as Solo Ball scored 24 points with six 3-pointers.
- A late 10-0 run, which included Ball's sixth 3, a 3 from Silas Demary Jr. and layups from Reed and Karaban, sealed the game.
- Dominating the boards, the Huskies used a 33-26 rebounding edge and nine offensive rebounds for 14 second-chance points while Tarris Reed Jr., UConn center, nearly recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
- The victory moved UConn to 23-2 overall and 13-1 in Big East, surpassing St. John’s by a half-game, while Butler fell to 13-12, 4-10 in league play.
- Up next, UConn hosts Georgetown on Saturday, with Alex Karaban finishing with six points and five rebounds after early foul trouble, and Braylon Mullins scoring 13 of his 15 points in his Indiana homecoming.
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The Oneida Daily DispatchUConn men surge past Butler late for a 80-70 win behind Ball’s six 3-pointers
INDIANAPOLIS – The UConn men’s basketball team pulled away late in the second half to beat Butler, 80-70, as Solo Ball returned to form with six made 3-pointers in a full Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. Ball, who scored a career-high 26 points in the first matchup against the Bulldogs in Hartford, sparked a 10-0 run in the last six minutes of regulation from beyond the arc as the Huskies turned a two-point lead into 12 down the stretch. Th…
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