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UConn Closes Nonconference at 10-1 With 71-63 Win Over Texas

The win capped a 10-1 nonconference slate, strengthening UConn’s Quad 1 résumé ahead of Big East play.

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.