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Solo Ball scores 12 points as No. 2 UConn beats East Texas A&M 81-46
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Solo Ball scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to lead second-ranked UConn to an 81-46 victory over East Texas A&M on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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This story corrects East Texas A&M's record.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Huskies gains possession) | ||
| 19:30 | | Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 19:12 |  | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:10 | | Solo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | Solo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Demarco Bethea steals) | ||
| 18:45 | | +2 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Liam McNeeley assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 18:08 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:01 | | Lions defensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | Demarco Bethea misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:43 | | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Solo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:30 | | Demarco Bethea defensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Demarco Bethea misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Scooter Williams Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 17:04 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 17:02 | | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | +2 | Liam McNeeley makes two point layup | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | | Evan Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Alex Karaban steals) | ||
| 16:37 | | +2 | Solo Ball makes two point dunk (Alex Karaban assists) | 2-7 |
| 16:09 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:07 | | Solo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 15:52 | | Samson Johnson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:32 | | Alex Karaban blocks Tay Mosher's two point jump shot | ||
| 15:30 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 15:30 | | Tay Mosher personal foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | ||
| 15:13 | | +3 | Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists) | 2-10 |
| 14:49 | | Samson Johnson blocks Scooter Williams Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 14:47 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 14:36 | | +2 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes two point layup | 4-10 |
| 14:36 | | Liam McNeeley shooting foul (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen draws the foul) | ||
| 14:36 | | +1 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | | Tay Mosher shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 14:14 | | Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 14:14 | | +1 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | | Tarris Reed Jr. blocks KC Ugwuakazi's two point jump shot | ||
| 13:53 | | KC Ugwuakazi offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | KC Ugwuakazi turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals) | ||
| 13:48 | | +2 | Hassan Diarra makes two point layup | 5-13 |
| 13:13 | | TJ Thomas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:11 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Yusef Salih defensive rebound | ||
| 12:48 | | Evan Phelps turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 12:29 | | Jaylin Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Josh Taylor steals) | ||
| 12:23 | | Scooter Williams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Alex Karaban steals) | ||
| 12:19 | | Jayden Ross misses two point layup | ||
| 12:17 | | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 12:16 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup | 5-15 |
| 11:55 | | Jaylin Stewart blocks Khaliq Abdul-Mateen's two point jump shot | ||
| 11:53 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:47 | | Jaylin Stewart turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 11:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | Jayden Ross shooting foul (Scooter Williams Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | +1 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-15 |
| 11:35 | | +1 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-15 |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Ross assists) | 7-17 |
| 11:20 | | Josh Taylor shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:20 | | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Evan Phelps makes two point layup | 9-17 |
| 10:53 | | Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Evan Phelps draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | Evan Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:53 | | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Jaylin Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Demarco Bethea shooting foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | +1 | Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-18 |
| 10:29 | | Hassan Diarra misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:29 | | Hassan Diarra offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Hassan Diarra turnover (lost ball) (Evan Phelps steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | Jayden Ross blocks Evan Phelps's two point layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Scooter Williams Jr. personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Hassan Diarra turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 9:24 | | Aidan Mahaney shooting foul (Demarco Bethea draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Demarco Bethea misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | +1 | Demarco Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-18 |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Aidan Mahaney makes three point jump shot (Liam McNeeley assists) | 10-21 |
| 8:47 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Liam McNeeley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Liam McNeeley misses two point layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Huskies offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Liam McNeeley makes two point layup | 10-23 |
| 8:31 | | Demarco Bethea shooting foul (Liam McNeeley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-24 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Camerin James makes two point layup | 12-24 |
| 8:12 | | Samson Johnson shooting foul (Camerin James draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Camerin James misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:12 | | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Jayden Ross misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Mykol Sanchez-Vega defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | TJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ross steals) | ||
| 7:25 | | Jayden Ross misses two point layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Samson Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Samson Johnson misses two point layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Liam McNeeley offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Liam McNeeley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Tay Mosher defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:15 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | Samson Johnson blocks Khaliq Abdul-Mateen's two point layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Camerin James offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Camerin James makes two point dunk | 14-24 |
| 6:39 | | Tay Mosher shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-25 |
| 6:39 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 6:22 | | Camerin James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Samson Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | Yusef Salih makes three point jump shot | 17-26 |
| 5:41 | | Samson Johnson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:32 | | Aidan Mahaney personal foul (Yusef Salih draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | Camerin James turnover (bad pass) (Hassan Diarra steals) | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Liam McNeeley makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists) | 17-28 |
| 5:23 | | Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:02 | | Yusef Salih turnover (bad pass) (Tarris Reed Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Hassan Diarra makes two point layup | 17-30 |
| 4:25 | | Yusef Salih misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Alex Karaban makes two point layup | 17-32 |
| 4:15 | | Josh Taylor shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-33 |
| 3:57 | | Hassan Diarra blocks Camerin James's two point layup | ||
| 3:55 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:45 | | Lions turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Solo Ball makes two point jump shot | 17-35 |
| 3:14 | | Mykol Sanchez-Vega misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Camerin James draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | Camerin James misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:12 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists) | 17-37 |
| 2:34 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | Demarco Bethea misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Evan Phelps defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Jump ball. (Lions gains possession) | ||
| 1:29 | | Ahmad Nowell personal foul (Evan Phelps draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | Evan Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:29 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen steals) | ||
| 0:58 | | Josh Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Ahmad Nowell steals) | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Jayden Ross makes two point dunk (Tarris Reed Jr. assists) | 17-39 |
| 0:55 | | Josh Taylor shooting foul (Jayden Ross draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Jayden Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-40 |
| 0:39 | | +3 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Evan Phelps assists) | 20-40 |
| 0:27 | | Evan Phelps personal foul (Ahmad Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Ahmad Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-41 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Ahmad Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-42 |
| 0:05 | | Evan Phelps misses two point layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Ahmad Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |