Overview
- UConn beat Texas 71-63 in Hartford to move to 10-1, finishing its nonconference schedule with a sixth consecutive victory.
- Alex Karaban scored 18 points and surpassed 1,500 career points, leading a balanced Huskies effort.
- Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists, while Jaylin Stewart and Braylon Mullins each scored 10.
- With Texas within five late, Solo Ball hit a shot-clock beater and Karaban buried an open 3-pointer to push the lead to 11 with 3:39 remaining.
- Texas fell to 7-4 as Tramon Mark and Jordan Pope scored 15 apiece; next up, UConn hosts Butler on Tuesday and Texas hosts Le Moyne.