Ball alone 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 Big East), who had been coming off a house loss to Creighton final Saturday. The two-time defending nationwide champions are 2-2 after eight straight victories.
Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. every had 14 factors. Reed gave UConn an 80-76 lead on the sphere aim with 19.9 seconds left in OT after Karaban stripped the ball on his technique to the basket.
Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 factors for Butler (8-11, 1-7) however missed a pair of 3-pointers within the closing 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 at halftime and 39-31 at halftime. Butler erased a nine-point deficit within the closing 6:50 of regulation and took a two-point lead earlier than Karaban’s jumper with 1:43 left despatched the sport into additional time tied at 68.
Takeaway
Butler: Dropped to 0-11 in opposition to UConn. The first assembly occurred within the 2011 NCAA championship recreation.
UConn: Karaban made his 94th profession begin for the Huskies regardless of struggling an ankle damage in Saturday’s loss to Creighton. UConn freshman Liam McNeeley missed his fifth straight recreation with an ankle damage.
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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 statistic
UConn was 4-of-6 from the sphere in additional time after struggling to make photographs down the stretch in regulation.
Next
Butler hosts DePaul on Saturday and UConn visits Xavier.
Associated Press reporting.
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