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East Texas A&M Lions at UConn Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
East Texas A&M Lions
1-4, 0-4 Away
Final
46 - 81
UConn Huskies
4-0, 4-0 Home

Solo Ball scores 12 points as No. 2 UConn beats East Texas A&M 81-46

Dan Hurley calls UConn's 35-point win 'comically bad'

Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley added 11 points apiece, and Aidan Mahaney finished with 10 for the Huskies (4-0). Tarris Reed Jr. had nine points, 10 rebounds and three blocks off the bench.

Camerin James had 18 points and four rebounds for East Texas A&M (1-4).

UConn, the two-time defending NCAA champion, led 26-17 with 5:57 left in the first half. The Huskies made their next five shots from the field and ended the period on a 16-3 run to take a 42-20 lead at the break.

Takeaways East Texas A&M: It was a return to Connecticut for East Texas A&M coach Jaret von Rosenberg, who played at Hartford from 2005-09.

UConn: The Huskies had eight dunks as they outscored East Texas A&M 50-24 in the paint.

Key moments After the Lions pulled within nine, UConn guard Hassan Diarra made a steal and set up McNeeley's dunk. Diarra converted a driving layup on the next possession and later set up a dunk by Reed to help put the Huskies up by 22 at halftime.

Key stat UConn committed 30 turnovers in its first three games, with a season high of 13 in the opener against Sacred Heart. But the Huskies exceeded that mark with 11:22 left and finished with 19 miscues.

Up next East Texas A&M plays at Oklahoma on Thursday night. UConn faces Memphis on Monday in the first of three games in three days at the Maui Invitational.

This story corrects East Texas A&M's record.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 46 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 46 - 81
2nd 0:18 KC Ugwuakazi made Free Throw. 46 - 81
2nd 0:18 KC Ugwuakazi made Free Throw. 45 - 81
2nd 0:18 Foul on Youssouf Singare. 44 - 81

Statistics

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15-59 FG 32-59
25 Field Goal % 54
3-17 3PT 7-24
18 Three Point % 29
13-22 FT 10-14
59 Free Throw % 71
35 Rebounds 44
17 Offensive Rebounds 11
18 Defensive Rebounds 33
4 Assists 18
13 Steals 10
1 Blocks 11
18 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 25
8 Fast Break Points 11
24 Points in Paint 50
18 Fouls 19
2 Largest Lead 37

Game Information

Gampel Pavilion

Location: Storrs, CT
Attendance: 10,299 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Stephen F. Austin 3-0 - 10-2
Nicholls 3-0 - 4-8
McNeese 3-1 0.5 10-3
New Orleans 2-1 1 4-8
Lamar 1-2 2 6-6
Incarnate Word 1-2 2 6-6
East Texas A&M 1-2 2 6-7
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-2 2 5-7
UT Rio Grande Valley 1-2 2 5-7
SE Louisiana 1-2 2 4-8
Northwestern State 1-2 2 3-9
Houston Christian 1-3 2.5 5-8

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UConn 2-0 - 12-1
Creighton 2-0 - 8-5
Villanova 1-0 0.5 10-2
St. John's 1-0 0.5 8-4
Seton Hall 1-1 1 11-2
Butler 1-1 1 10-3
Xavier 1-1 1 9-4
Georgetown 1-1 1 9-4
DePaul 0-2 2 8-5
Providence 0-2 2 7-6
Marquette 0-2 2 5-8
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