HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 factors within the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night time.
Liam McNeeley added 15 factors for two-time defending nationwide champion UConn (3-0). Solo Ball scored all 12 of his factors within the second half. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 factors and 10 rebounds, and Hassan Diarra had 10 factors and 6 assists.
Dwayne Koroma led Le Moyne (1-3) with 13 factors and 5 rebounds. Fred Bagatskis had 11 factors.
Takeaways
Le Moyne: The Dolphins are of their second season enjoying on the Division I stage. Le Moyne led Syracuse by 5 factors at halftime earlier than falling 86-82 and led UConn by three factors early within the recreation.
UConn: Hassan Diarra, probably the most skilled guard on the UConn group and a member of the 2 championship groups, continues to come back off the bench for the Huskies. He had a pair of baskets when UConn was struggling to attain. Late within the half, he hit a 3-pointer and assisted on Jaylin Stewart’s buzzer-beating layup to offer the Huskies a 38-19 lead at halftime.
Key second
UConn had missed 9 of its first 10 from three-point vary and solely led 21-16 when Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley had back-to-back 3-pointers to offer the Huskies their first double-digit lead.
Key stat
UConn has scored at the very least 90 factors in every of its first three video games for the primary time for the reason that 1994-95 season.
Up subsequent
UConn performs East Texas A&M on Tuesday night time in its fourth straight dwelling recreation to open the season. Le Moyne performs at St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
