A career high 23 points for UConn Sophomore Solo Ball and 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Redshirt Junior Alex Karaban were vital in the Huskies holding off Butler 80-78 in overtime at the XL center Tuesday night.

Jahmyl Telfort scored 25 for Butler but missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3 seconds that could have given the Bulldogs their first win over UConn.

The UConn men’s basketball team may be without its two leading scorers as it hosts Butler on Tuesday, with Karaban a game-time decision and McNeeley’s status unchanged.

Before they had played a second of high school basketball, a friendship was blossoming between Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers. When Fudd signed her National Letter of Intent to join Bueckers at 11-time national champion UConn, the two sweet-shooting guards figured to become the latest dynamic duo for the Huskies.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, to help the UConn men stave off an upset bid by Butler Tuesday in Hartford.

UConn fell to Creighton on Saturday, suffering its second loss in the past three games after a strong start to the Big East schedule. It seemed the Huskies were beyond their early struggles from the Maui Invitational,

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on FS1. Fans looking to watch this men’s college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers $30 off your first month and a free trial, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Former UConn star Ben Gordon, a key member of the 2004 national championship team, will be inducted into the Huskies of Honor when UConn hosts St. John’s Feb. 7.

Dan Hurley has pondered lately whether success has 'softened' UConn men's basketball team as the Huskies struggle defensively this season.

After losing at home for the first time in two years, the 19th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team (13-5, 5-2 Big East) returns to the XL Center for the first time since Dec. 18’s overtime win over

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