Overview
- Alex Karaban scored 18 points and surpassed 1,500 career points in the Hartford victory.
- Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points with six rebounds and a career-high five assists as UConn notched its sixth straight win.
- Texas got 15 apiece from Jordan Pope and Tramon Mark, while 7-footer Matas Vokietaitis was held to nine points and five rebounds.
- UConn led by nine at halftime and, after Solo Ball beat the shot clock with a deep 3 followed by a Karaban triple, kept the Longhorns at bay late.
- The Huskies now turn to Tuesday’s Big East opener vs. Butler, while Texas falls to 7-4 before hosting Le Moyne.