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No. 19 UConn holds off Butler 80-78 in overtime to avoid a 2nd consecutive home loss

AP
Jan 21, 2025

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) 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, 6-2 Big East), who were coming off a loss at home to Creighton last Saturday. The two-time defending national champions are 2-2 since an eight-game winning streak.

Samson Johnson and Tarris Reed Jr. each had 14 points. Reed gave UConn an 80-76 lead on a basket with 19.9 seconds left in OT after Karaban had the ball stripped on his way to the hoop.

Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler (8-11, 1-7) but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3 seconds that could have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.

Finley Bizback added 17 points and Andre Screen had 13 points and nine rebounds.

UConn led by 15 in the first half and 39-31 at halftime. Butler erased a nine-point deficit in the final 6:50 of regulation and took a two-point lead before Karaban's jumper with 1:43 left sent the game to overtime tied at 68.

Butler: Fell to 0-11 against UConn. The first meeting came in the 2011 NCAA championship game.

UConn: Karaban made his 94th career start for the Huskies despite sustaining an ankle injury late in Saturday’s loss to Creighton. UConn freshman Liam McNeeley missed his fifth consecutive game with an ankle injury.

Butler led early in overtime before Karaban tied the score with a three-point play and then Ball hit a 3-pointer.

UConn was 4 for 6 from the field in overtime after struggling to hit shots down the stretch in regulation.

Butler hosts DePaul on Saturday, and UConn visits Xavier.

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1st Half
BUT
Bulldogs
31
UCONN
Huskies
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Boden Kapke vs. Samson Johnson (Alex Karaban gains possession)
19:47		Samson Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
19:33		Samson Johnson blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point layup
19:31		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:22		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
19:20		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
18:58		Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Boden Kapke steals)
18:47		Finley Bizjack misses two point layup
18:45		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
18:39		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
18:37		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
18:37	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:37		Jahmyl Telfort shooting foul (Samson Johnson draws the foul)
18:37		Samson Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:37		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
18:20		Samson Johnson blocks Pierre Brooks II's two point jump shot
18:18		Boden Kapke offensive rebound
18:17		Jump ball. Boden Kapke vs. Alex Karaban (Bulldogs gains possession)
18:08	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	2-2
17:45	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Hassan Diarra assists)	2-4
17:25		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
17:23		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
17:18	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	2-7
17:00	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point driving layup	4-7
16:44		Alex Karaban turnover (bad pass) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
16:39		Samson Johnson shooting foul (Boden Kapke draws the foul)
16:39		Boden Kapke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39	+1	Boden Kapke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
16:16	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point driving layup	5-9
15:59	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point driving layup	7-9
15:37	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	7-12
15:08		Pierre Brooks II misses two point layup
15:06		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
15:02		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
15:00		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
14:54		Jaylin Stewart misses three point jump shot
14:52		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
14:50	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point putback layup	7-14
14:32		Alex Karaban blocks Patrick McCaffery's three point jump shot
14:30		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
14:26	+2	Solo Ball makes two point cutting layup (Alex Karaban assists)	7-16
14:05	+2	Andre Screen makes two point cutting layup (Finley Bizjack assists)	9-16
14:05		Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
14:05		TV timeout
14:05	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-16
13:39		Aidan Mahaney misses two point hook shot
13:37		Andre Screen defensive rebound
13:14		Alex Karaban blocks Jahmyl Telfort's two point jump shot
13:14		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:08	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point stepback jump shot	12-16
12:45		Andre Screen blocks Tarris Reed Jr.'s two point layup
12:43		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
12:42	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point putback layup	12-18
12:24		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Andre Screen's two point layup
12:22		Andre Screen offensive rebound
12:21		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
12:19		Landon Moore offensive rebound
12:19		Hassan Diarra personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
12:03		Andre Screen turnover (lost ball) (Tarris Reed Jr. steals)
11:49		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot
11:47		Landon Moore defensive rebound
11:26	+3	Evan Haywood makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	15-18
11:00	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Alex Karaban assists)	15-20
11:00		Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
11:00		TV timeout
11:00	+1	Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-21
10:36		Aidan Mahaney shooting foul (Evan Haywood draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Evan Haywood makes regular free throw 1 of 3	16-21
10:36	+1	Evan Haywood makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-21
10:36		Evan Haywood misses regular free throw 3 of 3
10:36		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
10:20		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
10:18		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
10:05		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Boden Kapke's two point hook shot
10:03		Aidan Mahaney defensive rebound
10:03		Jump ball. Aidan Mahaney vs. Jahmyl Telfort (Huskies gains possession)
9:45	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ross assists)	17-24
9:24		Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
9:22		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
9:14		Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
9:13		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
9:13		Jahmyl Telfort personal foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
9:13		Ahmad Nowell turnover (bad pass)
9:03		Ahmad Nowell personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
8:53		Samson Johnson blocks Landon Moore's two point layup
8:51		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
8:44		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
8:42		Solo Ball offensive rebound
8:40	+2	Solo Ball makes two point driving layup	17-26
8:22		Solo Ball personal foul (Evan Haywood draws the foul)
8:14	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup	19-26
7:46	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	19-29
7:16	+3	Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Andre Screen assists)	22-29
6:51	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)	22-31
6:28		Andre Screen turnover (traveling)
6:28		TV timeout
6:06		Hassan Diarra misses two point hook shot
6:04		Andre Screen defensive rebound
5:48		Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Hassan Diarra steals)
5:43	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point cutting dunk (Hassan Diarra assists)	22-33
5:19		Pierre Brooks II turnover (lost ball) (Tarris Reed Jr. steals)
5:12	+2	Hassan Diarra makes two point cutting layup (Alex Karaban assists)	22-35
5:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:48		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
4:46		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point driving reverse layup (Tarris Reed Jr. assists)	22-37
4:10		Jaylin Stewart personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-37
4:10	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-37
3:52		Hassan Diarra misses two point jump shot
3:50		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
3:48		Samson Johnson misses two point layup
3:46		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:32	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	27-37
2:59		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
2:58		Huskies offensive rebound
2:58		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
2:58		TV timeout
2:47	+2	Andre Screen makes two point dunk (Finley Bizjack assists)	29-37
2:19		Alex Karaban misses two point jump shot
2:17		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
1:54		Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
1:54		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Solo Ball defensive rebound
1:23		Hassan Diarra misses two point jump shot
1:21		Andre Screen defensive rebound
1:10		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
1:08		Andre Screen offensive rebound
1:03	+2	Andre Screen makes two point putback layup	31-37
0:56		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:48		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
0:46		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
0:30		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass)
0:08		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
0:06		Solo Ball offensive rebound
0:04		Andre Screen shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
0:04	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-39
0:01		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUT
Bulldogs
37
UCONN
Huskies
29

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Pierre Brooks II makes two point jump shot	33-39
19:23	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Alex Karaban assists)	33-41
18:50		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
18:48		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
18:44		Alex Karaban blocks Finley Bizjack's two point layup
18:42		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
18:37		Pierre Brooks II offensive foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
18:37		Pierre Brooks II turnover (offensive foul)
18:18		Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Boden Kapke steals)
18:12	+2	Boden Kapke makes two point dunk (Jahmyl Telfort assists)	35-41
17:51	+2	Solo Ball makes two point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	35-43
17:27		Samson Johnson shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
17:27		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:27	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-43
17:00	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point jump shot (Alex Karaban assists)	36-45
16:43		Finley Bizjack misses three point jump shot
16:41		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
16:35		Jaylin Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Boden Kapke steals)
16:20	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	38-45
15:58		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:56		Hassan Diarra offensive rebound
15:51		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
15:49		Andre Screen defensive rebound
15:33		Pierre Brooks II misses two point jump shot
15:31		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
15:28		Hassan Diarra misses two point layup
15:26		TV timeout
15:19		Hassan Diarra misses two point layup
15:17		Andre Screen defensive rebound
15:03		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
15:01		Solo Ball defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point layup	38-47
14:37		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
14:35		Finley Bizjack offensive rebound
14:31		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
14:29		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
14:28		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Finley Bizjack steals)
14:27	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	40-47
14:27		Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
14:27		Finley Bizjack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:27		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Jaylin Stewart assists)	40-49
13:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:36		TV timeout
13:29	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot (Landon Moore assists)	43-49
13:29		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Finley Bizjack draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Finley Bizjack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-49
13:10	+3	Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	44-52
12:52		Andre Screen turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals)
12:46		Finley Bizjack shooting foul (Samson Johnson draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Samson Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-53
12:46	+1	Samson Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-54
12:30		Landon Moore misses three point jump shot
12:28		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
12:27		Jump ball. Alex Karaban vs. Landon Moore (Huskies gains possession)
12:09		Samson Johnson misses two point layup
12:07		Landon Moore defensive rebound
12:01		Samson Johnson shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
12:01		TV timeout
12:01	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-54
12:01	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-54
11:41		Alex Karaban misses two point jump shot
11:39		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	48-54
11:00	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point dunk (Alex Karaban assists)	48-56
10:38		Alex Karaban personal foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
10:30	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	50-56
10:04		Landon Moore personal foul (Samson Johnson draws the foul)
9:58		Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
9:56		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:46		Aidan Mahaney personal foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
9:39		Jahmyl Telfort turnover (bad pass)
9:22		Boden Kapke shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
9:22		Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:22		Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:22		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	52-56
8:38	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Hassan Diarra assists)	52-58
8:16	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	54-58
7:47	+2	Jayden Ross makes two point layup	54-60
7:27		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
7:25		Solo Ball defensive rebound
7:15	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)	54-63
6:57		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
6:57		TV timeout
6:48		Jaylin Stewart personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-63
6:48	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
6:28		Alex Karaban misses two point jump shot
6:26		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
6:21		Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-63
6:21	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
6:07		Andre Screen shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-64
6:07		Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:07		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
5:48	+2	Andre Screen makes two point layup (Pierre Brooks II assists)	60-64
5:17		Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
5:15		Andre Screen defensive rebound
5:01		Jahmyl Telfort misses two point jump shot
4:59		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
4:54		Andre Screen blocks Hassan Diarra's two point layup
4:52		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Finley Bizjack makes three point jump shot	63-64
4:16		Huskies 30 second timeout
4:16		TV timeout
4:10		Alex Karaban turnover (lost ball) (Jahmyl Telfort steals)
3:55	+2	Finley Bizjack makes two point layup	65-64
3:30		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point layup
3:28		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
3:28		Jayden Ross personal foul (Pierre Brooks II draws the foul)
3:28		Pierre Brooks II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:28		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Hassan Diarra makes two point jump shot	65-66
2:37		Finley Bizjack turnover (bad pass) (Alex Karaban steals)
2:26		Samson Johnson misses two point layup
2:24		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
2:09		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
2:07		Andre Screen offensive rebound
2:07		Hassan Diarra shooting foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
2:07		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:07		Landon Moore offensive rebound
2:07		Samson Johnson personal foul (Landon Moore draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-66
2:07	+1	Landon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-66
1:43	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot	68-68
1:12		Samson Johnson blocks Landon Moore's two point layup
1:10		Hassan Diarra defensive rebound
0:58		Hassan Diarra misses two point layup
0:57		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
0:57		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:49		Andre Screen blocks Alex Karaban's two point jump shot
0:47		Hassan Diarra offensive rebound
0:27		Alex Karaban misses two point jump shot
0:25		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
0:25		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
0:20		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:05		Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jahmyl Telfort defensive rebound
0:02		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:02		Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass) (Hassan Diarra steals)
0:00		End of period

OT
BUT
Bulldogs
10
UCONN
Huskies
12

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Andre Screen vs. Tarris Reed Jr. (Hassan Diarra gains possession)
4:43		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
4:41		Finley Bizjack defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point layup	70-68
3:58		Solo Ball misses two point jump shot
3:56		Landon Moore defensive rebound
3:42		Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Jahmyl Telfort draws the foul)
3:42	+1	Jahmyl Telfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-68
3:42		Jahmyl Telfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:42		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
3:13	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot	71-70
2:51	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	73-70
2:25	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot	73-72
2:25		Andre Screen shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-73
2:01		Finley Bizjack misses two point jump shot
1:59		Solo Ball defensive rebound
1:39	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Samson Johnson assists)	73-76
1:13		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
1:12		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
1:12		Andre Screen personal foul (Samson Johnson draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Samson Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-77
1:12	+1	Samson Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-78
1:01		Samson Johnson personal foul (Andre Screen draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Andre Screen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-78
1:01		Andre Screen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:01		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	76-78
0:20	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup	76-80
0:15		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:15		TV timeout
0:10	+2	Jahmyl Telfort makes two point jump shot	78-80
0:10		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:09		Finley Bizjack personal foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
0:09		Solo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:09		Pierre Brooks II defensive rebound
0:03		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
0:01		Pierre Brooks II offensive rebound
0:01		Jump ball. Pierre Brooks II vs. Jayden Ross (Pierre Brooks II gains possession)
0:01		Jahmyl Telfort misses three point jump shot
0:00		Huskies defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Huskies defensive rebound