UConn vs. Texas: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Alex Karaban (Dec. 8)

The 25th-ranked UConn Huskies were able to hang onto their lead as they walked away with a 76-65 road win against the Texas Longhorns. The Huskies were able to play well offensively and were led by Alex Karaban’s 21 points as he was one of four UConn players in double figures.

The Huskies (7-3) continue to shake off their Thanksgiving tournament woes and look sharp in their first official road game of the season. The Longhorns (7-2) dropped their first home game of the season and outside of Arthur Kaluma and Tre Johnson, the program did not get much offense to keep up despite the solid second half of the game.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the UConn vs. Texas box score and discuss how this game wound up.

UConn vs. Texas box score

UConn vs. Texas box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
UConn	42	34	76
Texas	24	41	65

UConn Huskies box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Liam McNeeley	F	2-4	1-2	2-2	2	9	3	0	0	3	2	7
Alex Karaban	F	6-14	3-5	6-7	5	11	4	2	2	1	3	21
Samson Johnson	C	6-7	0-0	0-1	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	12
Solo Ball	G	6-13	4-9	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	16
Hassan Diarra	G	1-5	0-2	3-4	2	4	11	1	0	2	3	5
Jayden Ross	F	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Ross	F	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Tarris Reed Jr.	C	6-8	0-0	0-2	2	5	0	0	0	1	3	12
Youssouf Singare	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1	4	0
Aidan Mahaney	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0

Texas Longhorns box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Arthur Kaluma	F	6-11	3-4	5-6	2	9	0	0	1	2	2	20
Kadin Shedrick	F	2-2	0-0	2-6	1	4	0	0	2	0	3	6
Tre Johnson	G	9-17	3-8	3-4	1	2	4	3	0	2	1	24
Jordan Pope	G	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Tramon Mark	G	2-6	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	5
Ze’Rik Onyema	F	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Chendall Weaver	G	1-2	0-0	3-6	2	4	0	0	0	2	3	5
Julian Larry	G	0-6	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	3	4	2

UConn vs. Texas Game Summary

The UConn Huskies had an explosive offensive game as the team was able to go 28-of-54 (51.9%) from the floor, 9-of-20 (45.0%) from beyond the arc, and 11-of-16 (68.8%) from the charity stripe.

The team was able to do incredibly well cleaning the glass with 39 total rebounds as they had 13 offensive and 26 defensive. The team passed the basketball to the open man with 21 assists on 28 made shots and scored 38 points in the paint. Defensively, the Huskies recorded five steals and four blocks throughout the game.

The Texas Longhorns shot the basketball at a good level themselves as they were 21-of-50 (42.0%) overall, 8-of-17 (47.1%) from beyond the arc, and 15-of-24 (62.5%) from the charity stripe.

Texas recorded just 25 total rebounds (seven offensive, 18 defensive) and had five steals with four blocks on the defensive side. With only 18 points in the paint, the Longhorns were unable to keep things close in that aspect.