Overview
- Alex Karaban posted 19 points and 10 rebounds while Solo Ball scored 18, with 12 after halftime; Jaylin Stewart added 11 points and eight rebounds and Silas Demary Jr. had 10.
- UConn played short-handed with Tarris Reed Jr. out with a hamstring issue and freshmen Braylon Mullins and Jacob Furphy sidelined with ankle injuries, as Demary and freshman Eric Reibe started.
- Hurley criticized the perimeter defense after New Haven converted 53% on two-point attempts and recorded 23 field goals on just three assists.
- The game marked New Haven’s Division I debut, with Andre Pasha scoring 17 as the Chargers forced 12 UConn turnovers and kept the margin at 10 early in the second half.
- Earlier Monday, Karaban and Ball were named to the 50-player Naismith Player of the Year watch list; next up is UMass Lowell on Friday in Hartford before BYU on Nov. 15 at TD Garden.