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12/21 17:50 CST Alex Karaban scores 21 points as No. 5 UConn beats DePaul 72-54
Alex Karaban scores 21 points as No. 5 UConn beats DePaul 72-54
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Alex Karaban scored 21 points and No. 5 UConn shut down DePaul
for a rugged 72-54 victory Sunday.
Playing without Solo Ball, UConn (12-1, 2-0 Big East) posted its eighth
consecutive win. It also improved to 22-1 against DePaul.
The Huskies held the Blue Demons to 36.4% shooting. Led by Tarris Reed Jr.'s 11
rebounds, they also enjoyed a 40-28 advantage on the glass.
Ball was sidelined because of a minor injury. The junior guard is averaging a
team-high 15.4 points after he scored a career-high 26 in Tuesday night's 79-60
victory over Butler.
Huskies guard Silas Demary Jr. ran off the court after he got sick early in the
second half. But he returned with 14:28 left. He finished with 13 points, eight
assists and seven rebounds.
Layden Blocker had 11 points for DePaul (8-5, 0-2), which lost 79-66 at No. 22
St. John's in its Big East opener Tuesday night. Kruz McClure finished with 10.
The Blue Demons closed to 62-52 on Blocker's layup with 3:53 left. But Reed
scored as the shot clock expired and Braylon Mullins drilled two 3-pointers to
help the Huskies pull away.
Karaban made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:30 left in the first half, helping
UConn to a 33-30 lead at the break.
UConn carried the momentum into the second half. Malachi Smith converted a
driving layup and Jaylin Stewart had an athletic putback that made it 44-34
with 14:32 left.
Up next
UConn: At Xavier on Dec. 31.
DePaul: At Villanova on Dec. 31.
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