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Nov 10, 2025; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Alex Karaban (11) reacts with teammates after his basket against the Columbia Lions in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nSolo Ball scored a team-high 23 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 89-62 win over Columbia on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ball and Alex Karaban (20 points, six rebounds, four assists) combined for 5 of the 10 3-pointers for the Huskies (3-0), who shot 56.6% from the floor and led by as many as 29.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The UConn lead was 50-27 at halftime before Tarris Reed Jr. scored 13 of his 19 points after the break while pulling down eight rebounds and recording two blocks and three steals. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jayden Ross (10 points) rounded out double-digit scorers for UConn, which has won 36 straight non-conference home games including three in a row to begin this season. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Miles Franklin and Blair Thompson scored 10 points apiece, and Mason Ritter pulled down seven rebounds for Columbia (1-1).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Columbia trailed just 14-13 after an early 6-2 lead on the strength of back-to-back 3-pointers by Thompson and Zine Eddine Bedri. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The middle of that span featured the first key swing in UConn’s direction though, with Karaban scoring seven straight points to begin an 8-0 spurt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A 14-0 run across six-plus minutes changed the game for good, giving the hosts a 28-13 lead with 6:30 left in the half. Ross hit two threes during the segment, including a transition shot to trigger a timeout for Columbia, which was in the midst of an 0-for-10 stretch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After the visitors sank two of the next three baskets, the Huskies extended their lead to 24 with another double-digit run of 11 straight points. Three UConn players nailed a 3-pointer before Karaban made a steal and dunk in transition to extend the advantage to 41-17.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Huskies were 6-of-8 at the foul line in the first four minutes of the second half. Reed highlighted that stretch with a tough driving finish.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Just past the halfway point of the half, Franklin scored consecutive Columbia buckets including a two-handed, fastbreak dunk with 7:49 left, temporarily bringing the deficit inside 20 points at 69-50.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n