Karaban has 21 points and 11 rebounds in return, leads No. 25 UConn past Texas 76-65
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)
Alex Karaban returned to the UConn lineup after missing two games with a concussion, had 21 points and 11 rebounds and led the No. 25 Huskies past Texas 76-65 on Sunday.
Solo Ball scored 16 points and made four 3s as UConn (7-3) won its first true road game of the season. Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12 apiece, and Hassan Diarra handed out 11 assists.
Freshman Tre Johnson led Texas (7-2) with 24 points. Arthur Kaluma had 20 points and nine rebounds.
UConn led by 20 early in the second half and by 15 with less than four minutes remaining. Kaluma hit a 3-pointer cut the deficit to eight with 1:15 left, but Texas did not score again.
UConn: The Huskies, with four new starters, have sometimes struggled to guard opponents on the perimeter. Texas, after shooting 31% in the first half, improved to 54.2% in the second, but UConn always had an answer when the Longhorns showed some life.
Texas: Before The arrival of UConn presented an opportunity for Texas to offer a glimpse of itself against better competition on national television. But the Longhorns missed eight of their first nine shots and never made a serious run.
Johnson scored eight points in a span of less than five minutes, leaving Texas down 10 with nine minutes remaining. But Ball responded with a 3-pointer for UConn, restoring some order.
UConn had 21 assists on 28 baskets compared to Texas' eight assists. Several of those assists enabled the Huskies to have a 38-18 advantage in the paint.
UConn meets No. 7 Gonzaga on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, and Texas hosts New Mexico State on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jump ball. Kadin Shedrick vs. Samson Johnson (Jordan Pope gains possession) | ||
| 19:38 | | Jordan Pope misses two point layup | ||
| 19:38 | | Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:15 | | Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound | ||
| 19:15 | | Arthur Kaluma turnover (Solo Ball steals) | ||
| 19:15 |  | Liam McNeeley turnover | ||
| 19:04 | | Tre Johnson turnover | ||
| 18:48 | | Tramon Mark blocks Alex Karaban's two point layup | ||
| 18:46 | | Alex Karaban offensive rebound | ||
| 18:43 | | Alex Karaban misses two point layup | ||
| 18:41 | | Tramon Mark defensive rebound | ||
| 18:37 | | Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:35 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 18:27 | | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Samson Johnson assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | | Liam McNeeley personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 17:54 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:52 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 17:39 | | +2 | Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Alex Karaban assists) | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | | Samson Johnson shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | ||
| 17:19 | | +1 | Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 |
| 17:19 | | +1 | Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | | Tramon Mark shooting foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul) | ||
| 17:00 | | +1 | Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | | +1 | Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:42 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:35 | | Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul) | ||
| 16:35 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-2 |
| 16:35 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-2 |
| 16:19 | | +2 | Tre Johnson makes two point layup | 9-4 |
| 16:10 | | Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul | ||
| 16:10 | | Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul | ||
| 16:07 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Solo Ball assists) | 11-4 |
| 15:44 | | Ze'Rik Onyema misses two point layup | ||
| 15:42 | | Longhorns offensive rebound | ||
| 15:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:22 | | Julian Larry turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 14:52 | | Huskies turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 14:35 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:33 | | Solo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 14:17 | | Chendall Weaver shooting foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | ||
| 14:17 | | +1 | Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-4 |
| 14:17 | | +1 | Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-4 |
| 13:52 | | +2 | Tre Johnson makes two point jump shot | 13-6 |
| 13:22 | | Kadin Shedrick personal foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | ||
| 13:19 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Hassan Diarra assists) | 15-6 |
| 13:01 | | Chendall Weaver turnover (bad pass) (Hassan Diarra steals) | ||
| 12:58 | | Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Tre Johnson steals) | ||
| 12:50 | | Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:48 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Hassan Diarra assists) | 17-6 |
| 12:42 | | Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 12:42 | | Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:42 | | Tramon Mark defensive rebound | ||
| 12:32 | | Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | ||
| 12:13 | | Tre Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:11 | | Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound | ||
| 11:54 | | Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:52 | | Alex Karaban offensive rebound | ||
| 11:50 | | +2 | Alex Karaban makes two point layup | 19-6 |
| 11:48 | | Longhorns 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:28 | | Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Chendall Weaver draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:28 | | Chendall Weaver misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:28 | | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists) | 22-6 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Chendall Weaver makes two point dunk | 22-8 |
| 10:32 | | Aidan Mahaney turnover (bad pass) (Tre Johnson steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Tre Johnson makes two point dunk | 22-10 |
| 10:03 | | Aidan Mahaney turnover (bad pass) (Ze'Rik Onyema steals) | ||
| 9:52 | | Aidan Mahaney personal foul (Tre Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Tramon Mark makes two point jump shot | 22-12 |
| 9:27 | | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Liam McNeeley assists) | 25-12 |
| 9:09 | | Samson Johnson blocks Chendall Weaver's two point layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +3 | Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists) | 28-12 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup | 28-14 |
| 8:29 | | Samson Johnson shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:29 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Arthur Kaluma blocks Solo Ball's two point layup | ||
| 8:12 | | Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Longhorns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Alex Karaban personal foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:31 | | Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Youssouf Singare shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-15 |
| 7:29 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-16 |
| 7:08 | | +2 | Solo Ball makes two point layup (Liam McNeeley assists) | 30-16 |
| 6:50 | | Tre Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 6:48 | | Hassan Diarra defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Solo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Liam McNeeley offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Liam McNeeley misses two point layup | ||
| 6:35 | | Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Youssouf Singare steals) | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Solo Ball makes two point layup | 32-16 |
| 5:49 | | Youssouf Singare blocks Tramon Mark's two point layup | ||
| 5:47 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Kadin Shedrick blocks Hassan Diarra's two point layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Alex Karaban assists) | 35-16 |
| 5:11 | | Longhorns 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:54 | | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Liam McNeeley turnover (carrying) | ||
| 4:16 | | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Youssouf Singare defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Alex Karaban turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:41 | | Tre Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jump ball. (Huskies gains possession) | ||
| 3:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:20 | | Solo Ball misses two point layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Youssouf Singare personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-17 |
| 3:18 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-18 |
| 2:50 | | +3 | Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists) | 38-18 |
| 2:29 | | Youssouf Singare shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:29 | | Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:29 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | Alex Karaban makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists) | 40-18 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Arthur Kaluma makes two point jump shot | 40-20 |
| 1:50 | | Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Alex Karaban offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Tre Johnson personal foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-20 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-20 |
| 1:34 | | Hassan Diarra personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | ||
| 1:34 | | Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:34 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-21 |
| 1:09 | | Solo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists) | 42-24 |
| 0:47 | | Huskies 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:43 | | Youssouf Singare offensive foul | ||
| 0:43 | | Youssouf Singare turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Jayden Ross defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Longhorns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |