Alex Karaban, Solo Ball help No. 3 UConn rout Le Moyne 90-49
AP
Nov 13, 2024
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne Dolphins 90-49 on Wednesday night.
Liam McNeeley added 15 points for two-time defending national champion UConn (3-0). Solo Ball scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassan Diarra had 10 points and six assists.
Dwayne Koroma led Le Moyne (1-3) with 13 points and five rebounds. Fred Bagatskis had 11 points.
Le Moyne: The Dolphins are in their second season playing at the Division I level. Le Moyne led Syracuse by five points at halftime before falling 86-82 and led UConn by three points early in the game.
UConn: Hassan Diarra, the most experienced guard on the UConn team and a member of the two championship teams, continues to come off the bench for the Huskies. He had a pair of baskets when UConn was struggling to score. Late in the half, he hit a 3-pointer and assisted on Jaylin Stewart's buzzer-beating layup to give the Huskies a 38-19 lead at halftime.
UConn had missed nine of its first 10 from 3-point range and only led 21-16 when Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley had back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Huskies their first double-digit lead.
UConn has scored at least 90 points in each of its first three games for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
UConn plays East Texas A&M on Tuesday night in its fourth straight home game to open the season. Le Moyne plays at St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
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1st Half
LEM
Dolphins
19
UCONN
Huskies
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dwayne Koroma vs. Samson Johnson (Alex Karaban gains possession)
19:44
Aidan Mahaney misses two point jump shot
19:42
Aidan Mahaney offensive rebound
19:38
+2
Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup
0-2
19:12
Alex Karaban personal foul
19:04
Darrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:02
Samson Johnson defensive rebound
18:52
Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot
18:50
Dolphins defensive rebound
18:32
Will Amica misses two point layup
18:30
Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
18:24
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point dunk
2-2
18:10
+2
Samson Johnson makes two point layup (Alex Karaban assists)
2-4
17:48
+3
Dwayne Koroma makes three point jump shot (Freds Pauls Bagatskis assists)
5-4
17:34
Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
17:32
Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
17:18
+2
Zek Tekin makes two point layup
7-4
16:57
+2
Alex Karaban makes two point layup (Aidan Mahaney assists)
7-6
16:35
Will Amica misses three point jump shot
16:33
Huskies defensive rebound
16:17
Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
16:15
Freds Pauls Bagatskis defensive rebound
15:53
Solomon Ball personal foul
15:53
TV timeout
15:49
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot
15:47
Huskies defensive rebound
15:37
Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot
15:35
Solomon Ball offensive rebound
15:31
+2
Liam McNeeley makes two point layup (Solomon Ball assists)
7-8
15:04
Darrick Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:02
Alex Karaban defensive rebound
15:02
Samson Johnson offensive foul
15:02
Samson Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
14:41
AJ Dancler misses three point jump shot
14:40
Huskies defensive rebound
14:29
+2
Alex Karaban makes two point layup
7-10
14:04
Nate Fouts misses three point jump shot
14:02
Huskies defensive rebound
13:42
Solomon Ball misses three point jump shot
13:40
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
13:39
Dwayne Koroma shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
13:39
Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:39
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-11
13:21
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot
13:19
Jayden Ross defensive rebound
13:09
Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
13:07
Freds Pauls Bagatskis defensive rebound
12:43
Dwayne Koroma misses two point layup
12:41
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
12:33
Zek Tekin personal foul
12:21
Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot
12:19
Zek Tekin defensive rebound
11:53
Hassan Diarra blocks Zek Tekin's two point layup
11:51
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
11:44
Jayden Ross turnover (bad pass) (Trent Mosquera steals)
11:39
Liam McNeeley blocks Zek Tekin's two point layup
11:37
Jayden Ross defensive rebound
11:24
Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
11:22
Dolphins defensive rebound
11:20
TV timeout
11:04
Trent Mosquera turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Stewart steals)
10:40
Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Darrick Jones Jr. steals)
10:32
Will Amica misses two point jump shot
10:30
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
10:21
Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
10:19
Dolphins defensive rebound
10:05
Trent Mosquera misses three point jump shot
10:03
Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
9:53
+2
Hassan Diarra makes two point layup (Jaylin Stewart assists)
7-13
9:53
Will Amica shooting foul (Hassan Diarra draws the foul)
9:53
+1
Hassan Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-14
9:50
+2
Will Amica makes two point layup
9-14
9:16
+2
Hassan Diarra makes two point layup
9-16
9:01
Zek Tekin misses two point layup
8:59
Dwayne Koroma offensive rebound
8:59
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point layup
11-16
8:30
Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
8:28
Dwayne Koroma defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point layup (Zek Tekin assists)
13-16
7:53
+3
Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Aidan Mahaney assists)
13-19
7:48
Solomon Ball personal foul
7:46
TV timeout
7:28
+3
Trent Mosquera makes three point jump shot (AJ Dancler assists)
16-19
7:01
Liam McNeeley turnover (bad pass)
6:47
Will Amica turnover (traveling)
6:28
Aidan Mahaney misses two point layup
6:26
Jayden Ross offensive rebound
6:11
+2
Jayden Ross makes two point layup
16-21
5:56
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot
5:54
Samson Johnson defensive rebound
5:48
+3
Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ross assists)
16-24
5:40
Dolphins 30 second timeout
5:29
Trent Mosquera misses three point jump shot
5:27
Liam McNeeley defensive rebound
5:17
Jayden Ross misses three point jump shot
5:15
Huskies offensive rebound
5:15
Dwayne Koroma personal foul
5:02
Samson Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:00
Freds Pauls Bagatskis defensive rebound
4:54
Darrick Jones Jr. misses two point layup
4:52
Alex Karaban defensive rebound
4:47
Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
4:45
Dolphins defensive rebound
4:40
Jayden Ross personal foul
4:23
Samson Johnson blocks AJ Dancler's two point layup
4:21
Samson Johnson defensive rebound
4:19
+3
Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Alex Karaban assists)
16-27
3:50
Freds Pauls Bagatskis turnover (bad pass) (Samson Johnson steals)
3:43
Hassan Diarra turnover (bad pass) (Zek Tekin steals)
3:29
Samson Johnson blocks Darrick Jones Jr.'s two point jump shot
3:27
Liam McNeeley defensive rebound
3:22
+2
Alex Karaban makes two point dunk (Hassan Diarra assists)
16-29
3:03
Samson Johnson personal foul
3:03
TV timeout
2:42
Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
2:18
Alex Karaban misses three point jump shot
2:16
Will Amica defensive rebound
2:09
Liam McNeeley shooting foul (Will Amica draws the foul)
2:09
Will Amica misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09
+1
Will Amica makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-29
1:46
Trent Mosquera shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
1:46
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-30
1:46
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-31
1:36
Zek Tekin misses two point jump shot
1:34
Alex Karaban defensive rebound
1:20
+3
Hassan Diarra makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Stewart assists)
17-34
0:56
+2
Freds Pauls Bagatskis makes two point layup (AJ Dancler assists)
19-34
0:43
Huskies 30 second timeout
0:35
+2
Alex Karaban makes two point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)
19-36
0:13
Dwayne Koroma misses two point layup
0:11
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
0:03
+2
Jaylin Stewart makes two point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)
19-38
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LEM
Dolphins
30
UCONN
Huskies
52
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
Will Amica turnover (out of bounds)
19:29
+2
Aidan Mahaney makes two point layup
19-40
19:10
+2
Will Amica makes two point layup
21-40
19:00
Will Amica personal foul
18:56
Aidan Mahaney misses three point jump shot
18:54
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
18:53
Alex Karaban personal foul
18:26
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point layup
23-40
18:05
+2
Samson Johnson makes two point layup
23-42
17:54
Samson Johnson blocks Will Amica's two point layup
17:52
Dolphins offensive rebound
17:50
Will Amica turnover (bad pass)
17:27
+3
Liam McNeeley makes three point jump shot (Samson Johnson assists)
23-45
17:03
Alex Karaban blocks Dwayne Koroma's two point layup
17:01
Dolphins offensive rebound
16:54
+3
AJ Dancler makes three point jump shot
26-45
16:32
+3
Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Solomon Ball assists)
26-48
16:13
+2
Dwayne Koroma makes two point dunk (AJ Dancler assists)
28-48
16:11
Dolphins 30 second timeout
16:11
TV timeout
15:53
Zek Tekin blocks Aidan Mahaney's two point layup
15:51
Trent Mosquera defensive rebound
15:42
Freds Pauls Bagatskis turnover (bad pass) (Samson Johnson steals)
15:38
Trent Mosquera shooting foul
15:38
TV timeout
15:38
+1
Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-49
15:38
+1
Liam McNeeley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-50
15:18
AJ Dancler turnover (traveling)
15:05
+3
Solomon Ball makes three point jump shot (Hassan Diarra assists)
28-53
14:41
Zek Tekin turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Ball steals)
14:37
+2
Solomon Ball makes two point dunk
28-55
14:26
Alex Karaban personal foul
14:26
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3
29-55
14:26
Darrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:26
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3
30-55
14:08
+3
Solomon Ball makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ross assists)
30-58
13:42
Solomon Ball personal foul
13:39
Trent Mosquera misses three point jump shot
13:37
Jayden Ross defensive rebound
13:27
Jayden Ross turnover (bad pass) (Will Amica steals)
13:20
Darrick Jones Jr. misses two point layup
13:19
Dolphins offensive rebound
12:59
Jayden Ross blocks Will Amica's two point jump shot
12:57
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
12:37
Hassan Diarra misses three point jump shot
12:35
Huskies offensive rebound
12:28
+2
Liam McNeeley makes two point layup
30-60
12:02
Jayden Ross blocks Will Amica's two point layup
12:00
Dolphins offensive rebound
11:58
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot
11:56
Jayden Ross defensive rebound
11:45
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)
30-62
11:34
Will Amica turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Ross steals)
11:34
Will Amica personal foul
11:32
TV timeout
11:21
Nate Fouts shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
11:21
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-63
11:21
Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:21
Hassan Diarra offensive rebound
11:13
+2
Hassan Diarra makes two point layup
30-65
10:47
+3
Freds Pauls Bagatskis makes three point jump shot (Zek Tekin assists)
33-65
10:47
Ahmad Nowell shooting foul (Freds Pauls Bagatskis draws the foul)
10:47
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:47
Jaylin Stewart defensive rebound
10:31
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Ross assists)
33-67
10:16
+2
AJ Dancler makes two point layup
35-67
9:59
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)
35-69
9:42
Darrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:40
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
9:33
+2
Jayden Ross makes two point dunk (Jaylin Stewart assists)
35-71
9:10
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses two point jump shot
9:08
Jayden Ross defensive rebound
9:01
Ahmad Nowell misses three point jump shot
8:59
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
8:47
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup
35-73
8:45
Dolphins 30 second timeout
8:27
+2
Zek Tekin makes two point layup (Dwayne Koroma assists)
37-73
8:06
Liam McNeeley misses three point jump shot
8:04
Nate Fouts defensive rebound
8:02
Solomon Ball personal foul
7:44
Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot