Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored a team-high 16 points as No. 25 Connecticut used a second-half surge to defeat visiting DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford.The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on Ball's three-point play to kick off a game-winning 14-0 run with 9:38 left in regulation.
The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.
Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -14.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: DePaul faces No. 25 UConn after N.J. Benson scored 20 points in DePaul's 86-69 loss to the Butler Bulldogs.
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. helped UConn men's basketball avoid an upset loss to DePaul with second-half comeback.
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Solo Ball scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as No. 25 UConn rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday.Tarris Reed Jr. had 16 points and eight rebounds for UConn.
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