A career high 23 points for UConn Sophomore Solo Ball and 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Redshirt Junior Alex Karaban were vital in the Huskies holding off Butler 80-78 in overtime at the XL center Tuesday night.

Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3 seconds that could have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.

Butler basketball trailed by 15 points in the first half, fought back to take a lead in the second half but UConn pulled away to avoid an upset in overtime.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in overtime Tuesday night. Alex Karaban added 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Huskies (14-5,

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 19 UConn avoid back-to-back home losses by earning an 80-78 overtime victory against Butler on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn. UConn (14-5, 6-2 Big East) was coming off Saturday's 68-63 loss to Creighton that ended the program's 28-game home winning streak.

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The UConn men’s basketball team may be without its two leading scorers as it hosts Butler on Tuesday, with Karaban a game-time decision and McNeeley’s status unchanged.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, to help the UConn men stave off an upset bid by Butler Tuesday in Hartford.

Before they had played a second of high school basketball, a friendship was blossoming between Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers. When Fudd signed her National Letter of Intent to join Bueckers at 11-time national champion UConn, the two sweet-shooting guards figured to become the latest dynamic duo for the Huskies.

While we are excited about our growth as an anchor institution, it is only part of the larger story. At the heart of UConn Hartford’s mission is an unwavering focus on student success — the kind of success that transforms lives and drives progress in Connecticut’s communities.

UConn fell to Creighton on Saturday, suffering its second loss in the past three games after a strong start to the Big East schedule. It seemed the Huskies were beyond their early struggles from the Maui Invitational,

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