Providence Friars at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 2 UConn improves to 10-0 in Big East after topping Providence behind Reed's late flurry
Solo Ball had 17 points, Silas Demary Jr. added 15 points and six assists, and Eric Reibe had 14 points and eight rebounds for UConn. The Huskies opened a season 20-1 for the sixth time, but the first since 1998-99. Villanova in 2018-19 was the last team to start 10-0 in the Big East.
Malachi Smith, 1 for 8 from 3-point range in his previous 13 games, made his first four and had 12 points and seven assists as the Huskies won their 16th straight game.
Jamier Jones had 20 points and Jaylin Sellers added 18 for Providence (9-12, 2-8).
Providence trailed by 10 points in the first half but cut it to 67-66 before a runner by Alex Karaban and a 3-pointer by Ball made it a six-point UConn lead. With Providence trailing by three, Reed scored UConn's next five points.
UConn led 41-37 at halftime.
UConn played without freshman guard Braylon Mullins, who suffered a concussion in the win over Villanova. Providence's leading scorer, Jason Edwards, missed his fifth consecutive game with a foot injury.
UConn plays at Creighton on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 2-foot dunk (Jamier Jones assists) | 81 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 79 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 79 - 86 |
Statistics
 PROV |
 CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 29-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 24-31 | FT | 18-28 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 91 |
Game Information
Location: Storrs, CT
Attendance: 10,244 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 10-0 | - | 20-1 |
| St. John's | 9-1 | 1 | 16-5 |
| Villanova | 6-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Creighton | 6-4 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Seton Hall | 5-5 | 5 | 15-6 |
| Butler | 4-6 | 6 | 13-8 |
| DePaul | 4-6 | 6 | 12-9 |
| Xavier | 3-7 | 7 | 11-10 |
| Georgetown | 3-7 | 7 | 11-10 |
| Marquette | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-14 |
| Providence | 2-8 | 8 | 9-12 |