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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 90, Le Moyne 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Where: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Officials: # James Breeding, # Evon Burroughs, # Tim Smith
Attendance: 15664

Alex Karaban scored a game-high 17 points and Liam McNeeley finished with 15 as No. 3 UConn beat Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn.

Karaban was 7 of 11 from the field and made three 3-pointers. McNeeley also connected on three 3-pointers. Samson Johnson had four of UConn's nine blocked shots.

The Huskies (3-0) had a 17-0 advantage in points off turnovers, and a 12-0 ratio in fast-break points.

Tarris Reed Jr. (12 points), Solo Ball (12) and Hassan Diarra (10) also scored in double figures for UConn, which shot 55.6 percent from the field. Reed grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.

Dwayne Koroma led Le Moyne (1-3) with 13 points and five rebounds. Freds Pauls Bagatskis tossed in 11 points and was the only other Le Moyne player in double figures.

Le Moyne shot 35.2 percent from the field. The Dolphins were 6 of 21 from 3-point territory.

LeMoyne had two lengthy scoring droughts in the first half and trailed 38-19 at halftime.

Zek Tekin's layup gave Le Moyne a 7-4 lead with 17:18 left in the first half, but the Dolphins didn't score for the next 7:28. UConn used a 10-0 run to build a 14-7 lead before Will Amica's layup ended the drought with 9:50 remaining before the break.

UConn had its first double-digit lead when McNeeley made a 3-pointer that put the Huskies in front 27-16 with 4:18 remaining in the half. The Huskies had a 29-16 lead until Amica made a free throw that ended a stretch of 5:19 when the Dolphins failed to score.

A 15-1 spurt pushed the UConn lead to 34-17, and the advantage was 19 when Jaylin Stewart made a jumper that beat the first-half buzzer.

UConn's third 10-0 run of the game handed the Huskies a 65-30 lead with 11:13 to play. The Huskies' lead peaked at 41 points late in the second half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Le Moyne   Connecticut
Dwayne Koroma 13 Scoring Alex Karaban 17
AJ Dancler 3 Assists Hassan Diarra 6
Dwayne Koroma 5 Rebounds Tarris Reed Jr. 10
Will Amica 3 Free Throws Made Tarris Reed Jr. 4
Will Amica 1 Steals Solomon Ball 2
Zek Tekin 1 Blocks Samson Johnson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Le Moyne 49 35.2 6-21 5-8 8 15 1 5 12
Connecticut 90 55.6 12-33 8-11 24 34 9 7 7