Overview
- UConn erased an 11-point deficit in the final minutes, tied it on Tarris Reed Jr.’s putback with 13 seconds left, and won 103-98 in overtime.
- Freshman Braylon Mullins scored a career-high 24 points, hit 6-of-10 from three, and delivered eight points in the extra period.
- Silas Demary Jr. produced 23 points, 15 assists and five steals in a two-way performance that keyed the late surge.
- The Huskies went 18-of-32 from beyond the arc as Alex Karaban added 23 points, and outlets reported the 18 threes set a program record.
- Providence shot 50% and hit 14-of-24 from deep, with reserves Ryan Mela scoring 19 and Jamier Jones 18, and Dan Hurley drew a technical to start the second half.