Overview
- UConn improved to 3-0 after building a 50-27 halftime lead and controlling the second half in Storrs.
- Solo Ball scored 23 points, Alex Karaban added 20 with six boards, and Tarris Reed Jr. posted 19 points and eight rebounds.
- Silas Demary Jr. paced the offense with a career-high nine assists, while Jayden Ross supplied 10 points off the bench.
- Reed continued his ramp-up in his second game back, logging 25 minutes and providing a strong interior presence.
- Columbia lost Avery Brown and Richard Nweke to first-half injuries, and UConn now turns to No. 7 BYU on Saturday in Boston before hosting No. 5 Arizona.