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Solo Ball helps No. 5 UConn pull away in 2nd half in 83-59 win over East Texas A&M

AP
Dec 05, 2025

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Solo Ball scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half, Eric Reibe had 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks and No. 5 UConn beat East Texas A&M Lions 83-59 on Friday night.

Alex Karaban added 12 points, and Braylon Mullins scored all 10 of his points in the second half. UConn (8-1) shot 61% from the field in the second half.

Ball and Reibe combined for UConn's first 12 points in the second half to help the Huskies go up by 16 points. Gianni Hunt answered with back-to-back 3-pointers. However, Mullins had seven points and Alex Karaban added six points during UConn's 17-3 run.

Ronnie Harrison had 15 points and six rebounds for East Texas A&M (4-4). Damian Garcia had 12 points, and Gianni Hunt added 11.

UConn played without center Tarris Reed Jr. because of an ankle injury. The team's team's top scorer and rebounder missed his fifth game of the season. He's considered to be game-to-game.

UConn led East Texas A&M 42-20 at halftime in last year's meeting. However, the Lions made things more difficult for the Huskies in the rematch. with the Huskies up 38-27.

This is the fourth season that East Texas A&M has played at the Division I level. The Lions are eligible for the NCAA Division I tournament this season, a year ahead of schedule.

East Texas A&M: Hosts Central Arkansas on Sunday.

UConn: Plays No. 15 Florida on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic.

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1st Half
ETXAM
Lions
27
UCONN
Huskies
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Josh Taylor vs. Eric Reibe (Silas Demary Jr. gains possession)
19:43	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	0-2
19:10		Josh Taylor misses two point layup
19:08		Solo Ball defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)	0-4
18:24	+3	Josh Taylor makes three point jump shot (Damian Garcia assists)	3-4
17:56		Solo Ball misses two point driving layup
17:54		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
17:45		Evan Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
17:40	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	3-6
17:20	+3	Damian Garcia makes three point jump shot (Evan Phelps assists)	6-6
16:50		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot
16:48		Eric Reibe offensive rebound
16:48		Josh Taylor blocks Eric Reibe's two point putback layup
16:47		Huskies offensive rebound
16:39		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
16:37		Josh Taylor defensive rebound
16:26		Eric Reibe blocks Damian Garcia's two point driving layup
16:25		Lions offensive rebound
16:06		Damian Garcia misses three point jump shot
16:05		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
15:51		Gianni Hunt shooting foul (Alex Karaban draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-7
15:51	+1	Alex Karaban makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
15:30	+2	Ronnie Harrison makes two point turnaround jump shot	8-8
15:08	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point bank hook shot	8-10
14:56		Michael Folarin misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
14:54		Solo Ball defensive rebound
14:46		Eric Reibe misses two point cutting layup
14:44		Michael Folarin defensive rebound
14:27		London Fields misses three point jump shot
14:25		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
14:23		Michael Folarin personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
14:01		Eric Reibe misses two point cutting layup
13:59		Eric Reibe offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point putback layup	8-12
13:41		Ronnie Harrison misses three point stepback jump shot
13:39		Eric Reibe defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point driving layup (Braylon Mullins assists)	8-14
13:34		Evan Phelps shooting foul (Malachi Smith draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Malachi Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-15
13:13		Michael Folarin misses two point turnaround hook shot
13:11		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
13:06		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
13:04		Ronnie Harrison defensive rebound
12:51		Malachi Smith personal foul (Vinny Sigona draws the foul)
12:39		Ronnie Harrison misses three point jump shot
12:37		Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
12:20		Braylon Mullins turnover (lost ball) (Damian Garcia steals)
12:04		Damian Garcia turnover (traveling)
11:45	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	8-17
11:26	+3	Damian Garcia makes three point stepback jump shot (Ronnie Harrison assists)	11-17
11:07	+3	Jayden Ross makes three point jump shot (Dwayne Koroma assists)	11-20
10:48	+2	Josh Taylor makes two point layup (Gianni Hunt assists)	13-20
10:26		Alex Karaban misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:24		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
10:17		Braylon Mullins personal foul (Josh Taylor draws the foul)
10:17		TV timeout
9:53		Ronnie Harrison misses two point pullup jump shot
9:51		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
9:39		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
9:37		Lions defensive rebound
9:21		Noah Pagotto misses two point floating jump shot
9:19		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
9:06	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	13-22
8:36	+2	Josh Taylor makes two point cutting layup (Damian Garcia assists)	15-22
8:22	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point driving layup	15-24
8:07		Damian Garcia misses two point hook shot
8:05		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
7:59		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:59		TV timeout
7:41		Gianni Hunt turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
7:36	+2	Solo Ball makes two point driving dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)	15-26
7:25		Ronnie Harrison turnover (traveling)
7:09		Eric Reibe turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie Harrison steals)
7:02		Ronnie Harrison turnover (lost ball) (Eric Reibe steals)
6:51	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point cutting layup (Solo Ball assists)	15-28
6:51		Michael Folarin shooting foul (Jaylin Stewart draws the foul)
6:51	+1	Jaylin Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-29
6:20		Ronnie Harrison turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
6:02		Evan Phelps personal foul (Eric Reibe draws the foul)
6:00		Ronnie Harrison blocks Eric Reibe's two point layup
5:58		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
5:56		Gianni Hunt turnover (bad pass)
5:47		Solo Ball misses two point driving dunk
5:45		Tay Mosher defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Gianni Hunt makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	17-29
5:32		Solo Ball shooting foul (Gianni Hunt draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Gianni Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-29
5:04		Braylon Mullins misses two point pullup jump shot
5:02		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
4:59		Damian Garcia personal foul (Eric Reibe draws the foul)
4:54		Braylon Mullins misses three point jump shot
4:52		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
4:41	+3	Damian Garcia makes three point jump shot (Gianni Hunt assists)	21-29
4:22		Tay Mosher shooting foul (Eric Reibe draws the foul)
4:22		Eric Reibe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:22	+1	Eric Reibe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
4:08	+2	Gianni Hunt makes two point driving layup	23-30
3:56	+2	Malachi Smith makes two point driving layup	23-32
3:44		Josh Taylor misses two point jump shot
3:42		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
3:29		Josh Taylor blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point driving layup
3:27		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
3:22		Lions 30 second timeout
3:22		TV timeout
3:13		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Damian Garcia draws the foul)
3:01		Ronnie Harrison misses three point jump shot
2:59		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
2:44		Josh Taylor blocks Dwayne Koroma's two point layup
2:44		Huskies offensive rebound
2:36	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	23-34
2:29		Gianni Hunt misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:27		Ronnie Harrison offensive rebound
2:11	+2	Ronnie Harrison makes two point floating jump shot	25-34
1:50		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
1:48		Ronnie Harrison defensive rebound
1:43		Damian Garcia misses three point jump shot
1:41		Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
1:30		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
1:28		Damian Garcia defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Ronnie Harrison makes two point pullup jump shot	27-34
0:53		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:39		Jayden Ross misses two point driving dunk
0:37		Solo Ball offensive rebound
0:31		Gianni Hunt shooting foul (Solo Ball draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-35
0:31	+1	Solo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-36
0:07		Gianni Hunt misses two point driving layup
0:05		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
0:03		Jaylin Stewart misses two point driving layup
0:01		Alex Karaban offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point tip layup	27-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ETXAM
Lions
32
UCONN
Huskies
45

Time		Play	Score
19:31		Alex Karaban shooting foul (Ronnie Harrison draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Ronnie Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-38
19:31	+1	Ronnie Harrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-38
19:10	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	29-41
18:57		Josh Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:55		Lions offensive rebound
18:45		Damian Garcia misses two point cutting layup
18:43		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
18:18		Gianni Hunt shooting foul (Eric Reibe draws the foul)
18:18	+1	Eric Reibe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-42
18:18	+1	Eric Reibe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-43
17:50		Ronnie Harrison misses two point stepback jump shot
17:48		Eric Reibe defensive rebound
17:30		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
17:28		Ronnie Harrison defensive rebound
17:10		Josh Taylor misses two point stepback jump shot
17:08		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
16:53		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
16:51		Gianni Hunt defensive rebound
16:42		Damian Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Stewart steals)
16:31	+2	Solo Ball makes two point driving layup (Alex Karaban assists)	29-45
16:14	+2	Josh Taylor makes two point driving hook shot	31-45
15:44	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point cutting layup (Solo Ball assists)	31-47
15:44		Damian Garcia shooting foul (Eric Reibe draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:44		Eric Reibe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:44		Ronnie Harrison defensive rebound
15:20	+3	Gianni Hunt makes three point jump shot	34-47
14:52		Jayden Ross misses two point pullup jump shot
14:50		Michael Folarin defensive rebound
14:33	+3	Gianni Hunt makes three point jump shot (Ronnie Harrison assists)	37-47
14:10	+2	Solo Ball makes two point driving layup	37-49
13:41		Gianni Hunt misses three point jump shot
13:39		Eric Reibe defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point cutting layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	37-51
13:27		Lions 30 second timeout
13:27		TV timeout
13:16		Vinny Sigona misses three point jump shot
13:14		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point cutting layup (Alex Karaban assists)	37-53
12:33		Evan Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Alex Karaban steals)
12:27		Malachi Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
12:25		Lions defensive rebound
12:09		London Fields misses three point jump shot
12:07		Jayden Ross defensive rebound
11:40	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point cutting layup (Jayden Ross assists)	37-55
11:20		Braylon Mullins shooting foul (Michael Folarin draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Michael Folarin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
11:20		Michael Folarin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:20		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
11:04		Braylon Mullins misses two point driving layup
11:02		Braylon Mullins offensive rebound
11:02		Braylon Mullins misses two point driving layup
11:00		Noah Pagotto defensive rebound
10:55		Braylon Mullins personal foul (Gianni Hunt draws the foul)
10:46		Josh Taylor misses two point driving hook shot
10:44		Alex Karaban defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Alex Karaban makes two point driving layup (Malachi Smith assists)	38-57
10:16		Jaylin Stewart shooting foul (Noah Pagotto draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Noah Pagotto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-57
10:16	+1	Noah Pagotto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-57
9:54		Noah Pagotto shooting foul (Jayden Ross draws the foul)
9:54		Jayden Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:54	+1	Jayden Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-58
9:40		Alex Karaban blocks Tay Mosher's three point jump shot
9:38		Huskies defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Braylon Mullins makes two point driving layup	40-60
9:30		Gianni Hunt shooting foul (Braylon Mullins draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Braylon Mullins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-61
9:19		Eric Reibe personal foul (Ronnie Harrison draws the foul)
9:10		Eric Reibe blocks Damian Garcia's two point driving layup
9:08		Ronnie Harrison offensive rebound
9:06		Damian Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:04		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
8:59	+3	Braylon Mullins makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	40-64
8:56		Lions 30 second timeout
8:38	+2	Ronnie Harrison makes two point driving layup (Damian Garcia assists)	42-64
8:17	+2	Braylon Mullins makes two point driving reverse layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	42-66
7:58	+3	Ronnie Harrison makes three point jump shot (Evan Phelps assists)	45-66
7:34	+2	Jayden Ross makes two point driving reverse layup	45-68
7:24	+2	Ronnie Harrison makes two point pullup jump shot	47-68
7:10	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	47-70
6:53		Ronnie Harrison misses three point jump shot
6:51		Braylon Mullins defensive rebound
6:47		Jump ball. Braylon Mullins vs. Ronnie Harrison (Huskies gains possession)
6:47		TV timeout
6:23	+2	Jacob Furphy makes two point floating jump shot	47-72
6:04		Gianni Hunt turnover (bad pass)
5:54		Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
5:52		Eric Reibe offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Eric Reibe makes two point putback layup	47-74
5:32		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Gianni Hunt draws the foul)
5:32		Gianni Hunt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32		Gianni Hunt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:32		Solo Ball defensive rebound
5:12		Solo Ball misses three point jump shot
5:10		Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound
5:06		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point putback layup
5:04		Michael Folarin defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Damian Garcia makes two point driving layup	49-74
4:56		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Damian Garcia draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Damian Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-74
4:46		Alex Karaban turnover (bad pass)
4:32		Damian Garcia misses three point jump shot
4:26		Damian Garcia offensive rebound
4:27		Jump ball. Damian Garcia vs. Eric Reibe (Damian Garcia gains possession)
4:19		Gianni Hunt misses two point driving layup
4:17		Gianni Hunt offensive rebound
4:13		Eric Reibe blocks Evan Phelps's two point pullup jump shot
4:11		Michael Folarin offensive rebound
4:10		Alex Karaban personal foul (Michael Folarin draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Michael Folarin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-74
4:10	+1	Michael Folarin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-74
3:42		Braylon Mullins turnover (bad pass)
3:42		TV timeout
3:40		Evan Phelps turnover (out of bounds)
3:25	+3	Solo Ball makes three point jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)	52-77
3:05		Vinny Sigona misses three point jump shot
3:03		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
3:03		Noah Pagotto personal foul (Jaylin Stewart draws the foul)
2:49	+2	Braylon Mullins makes two point stepback jump shot	52-79
2:27	+2	Michael Folarin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Vinny Sigona assists)	54-79
2:07		Braylon Mullins misses three point jump shot
2:05		Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Dwayne Koroma makes two point putback layup	54-81
1:41		Tay Mosher turnover (bad pass)
1:27		Braylon Mullins misses three point jump shot
1:25		Jaylin Stewart offensive rebound
1:18		Jaylin Stewart turnover (bad pass)
1:11	+3	Vinny Sigona makes three point jump shot	57-81
1:01	+2	Jaylin Stewart makes two point driving dunk (Alec Millender assists)	57-83
0:41	+2	Noah Pagotto makes two point pullup jump shot (Michael Folarin assists)	59-83
0:26		Rrezon Elezaj misses three point jump shot
0:24		Noah Pagotto defensive rebound
0:15		Michael Folarin misses three point jump shot
0:13		Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound