Overview
- UConn improved to 13-1 with its ninth straight win and moved to 3-0 in the Big East, avenging last season’s loss at Xavier.
- Freshman Braylon Mullins hit a career-high five 3-pointers and matched his season best with 17 points, adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
- Alex Karaban led with 19 points and moved into UConn’s top five in career 3-pointers by making No. 243.
- The Huskies went 13-of-28 from deep and shot 53% overall, while Xavier finished 4-of-18 from three, committed 11 turnovers and was outrebounded 42-26.
- Solo Ball returned from a wrist injury to score 17, and Tarris Reed Jr. added 10 points and eight boards in the road win at Cintas Center streamed on Peacock.